The players deserve the universal praise for their tribute to team mate Jimmy Davis who was killed in a road accident last August.
'Winning or losing today wasn't that important,' said Gary Neville 'nine months ago, we had a team-mate. We still think about him and we mention him regularly. Hopefully, what we did today will make Jimmy's parents smile for a moment.'
Ferguson added, 'It shows our respect for a terrific lad. Jimmy was a smashing kid. His family have found it very difficult so we hope they know we still remember him.'
And Roy Keane, the man who instigated the tribute added: 'It was a tribute from all the players, it is important we remember how lucky we are.'