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Michael, been a lot of talk this week
Michael
been
a
lot
of
talk
this
week
about the history and DNA of Manchester
about
the
history
and
DNA
of
Manchester
United. Was that this afternoon a proper
United
Was
that
this
afternoon
a
proper
Man United performance?
Man
United
performance
>> Yes, I don't want to get carried away
>>
Yes
I
don't
want
to
get
carried
away
with all of that DNA kind of thing. I
with
all
of
that
DNA
kind
of
thing
I
think is um we wanted to play well
think
is
um
we
wanted
to
play
well
today. We wanted to put things into the
today
We
wanted
to
put
things
into
the
game that we felt would help us do that.
game
that
we
felt
would
help
us
do
that
Um certainly want to be good defensively
Um
certainly
want
to
be
good
defensively
as a whole team. um we felt that we had
as
a
whole
team
um
we
felt
that
we
had
a threat when we had the ball on
a
threat
when
we
had
the
ball
on
transition at times as well but actually
transition
at
times
as
well
but
actually
when we did have the ball I thought we
when
we
did
have
the
ball
I
thought
we
looked we looked dangerous and um so all
looked
we
looked
dangerous
and
um
so
all
round I I literally you know it's an
round
I
I
literally
you
know
it's
an
easy thing to say we couldn't ask for
easy
thing
to
say
we
couldn't
ask
for
any more the boys give absolutely
any
more
the
boys
give
absolutely
everything in so many ways you know
everything
in
so
many
ways
you
know
three days to prepare little bits of
three
days
to
prepare
little
bits
of
information here and there and they took
information
here
and
there
and
they
took
everything on board tactically and then
everything
on
board
tactically
and
then
emotionally we're able to to to deal
emotionally
we're
able
to
to
to
deal
with it and um exactly that we hope for
with
it
and
um
exactly
that
we
hope
for
really and and to feel that like we did
really
and
and
to
feel
that
like
we
did
towards towards the end and um the whole
towards
towards
the
end
and
um
the
whole
place I said yesterday it's a magic
place
I
said
yesterday
it's
a
magic
place and certainly was today and we all
place
and
certainly
was
today
and
we
all
felt that.
felt
that
>> So tactically how did you do it? You
>>
So
tactically
how
did
you
do
it
You
spoke before the match about kind of
spoke
before
the
match
about
kind
of
targeting certain spaces I guess having
targeting
certain
spaces
I
guess
having
seen it now in behind and switches of
seen
it
now
in
behind
and
switches
of
play as well important.
play
as
well
important
>> Yeah obviously I'm going to say too much
>>
Yeah
obviously
I'm
going
to
say
too
much
with respect done now Michael.
with
respect
done
now
Michael
Yeah, but respect it kind of with Pep
Yeah
but
respect
it
kind
of
with
Pep
and he's such an unbelievable,
and
he's
such
an
unbelievable
incredible coach and they're such a good
incredible
coach
and
they're
such
a
good
team that um it's not for me to to to
team
that
um
it's
not
for
me
to
to
to
pick them apart kind of publicly. But um
pick
them
apart
kind
of
publicly
But
um
yeah, I I think we wanted to play to our
yeah
I
I
think
we
wanted
to
play
to
our
strengths, you know, and um we needed to
strengths
you
know
and
um
we
needed
to
be compact and we needed distances to be
be
compact
and
we
needed
distances
to
be
um as short as possible between between
um
as
short
as
possible
between
between
the units and between positions and we
the
units
and
between
positions
and
we
needed to move as a team and I thought
needed
to
move
as
a
team
and
I
thought
largely we did that. Few times it got a
largely
we
did
that
Few
times
it
got
a
little bit opened up but uh we still
little
bit
opened
up
but
uh
we
still
looked dangerous on our front line. And
looked
dangerous
on
our
front
line
And
I thought the front four, the two wide
I
thought
the
front
four
the
two
wide
lads, Amad and and and part I thought
lads
Amad
and
and
and
part
I
thought
were were fantastic both ways. Um and
were
were
fantastic
both
ways
Um
and
then Bryan and and and Bruno and Mateos
then
Bryan
and
and
and
Bruno
and
Mateos
coming on making a difference and Mason
coming
on
making
a
difference
and
Mason
coming on again and nearly getting the
coming
on
again
and
nearly
getting
the
goal. I thought I just thought in
goal
I
thought
I
just
thought
in
general everything kind of was as what
general
everything
kind
of
was
as
what
we kind of would would hope for and and
we
kind
of
would
would
hope
for
and
and
and hence getting the good result.
and
hence
getting
the
good
result
>> I guess even with the career you've had
>>
I
guess
even
with
the
career
you've
had
um football doesn't give you many
um
football
doesn't
give
you
many
perfect days. Was that almost as perfect
perfect
days
Was
that
almost
as
perfect
as you get? as close to it.
as
you
get
as
close
to
it
>> Yeah, I think it's as much as we could
>>
Yeah
I
think
it's
as
much
as
we
could
have close as we could have hoped for,
have
close
as
we
could
have
hoped
for
you know, to be honest, coming into the
you
know
to
be
honest
coming
into
the
game. This the change is not easy.
game
This
the
change
is
not
easy
Change is not easy for anyone, but to to
Change
is
not
easy
for
anyone
but
to
to
then have to perform on the back of it
then
have
to
perform
on
the
back
of
it
is but I got I've had a real sense for
is
but
I
got
I've
had
a
real
sense
for
the last few days and and especially
the
last
few
days
and
and
especially
before the game how much the players
before
the
game
how
much
the
players
were desperate desperate want to to have
were
desperate
desperate
want
to
to
have
that feeling and want and and want to
that
feeling
and
want
and
and
want
to
give
give
um success and a feeling to the
um
success
and
a
feeling
to
the
supporters. I genuinely felt that before
supporters
I
genuinely
felt
that
before
the game. I could uh if anything I was
the
game
I
could
uh
if
anything
I
was
more concerned that that feeling was
more
concerned
that
that
feeling
was
spill over.
spill
over
>> the top because they're so keen to do
>>
the
top
because
they're
so
keen
to
do
well. But I thought they managed the
well
But
I
thought
they
managed
the
emotional side of the game
emotional
side
of
the
game
>> unbelievably well and um
>>
unbelievably
well
and
um
>> so that that made me proud, you know, to
>>
so
that
that
made
me
proud
you
know
to
to to see a team and what's my team
to
to
see
a
team
and
what's
my
team
today and moving forward is um to have
today
and
moving
forward
is
um
to
have
that feeling and um was great to see and
that
feeling
and
um
was
great
to
see
and
then obviously to be able to put it all
then
obviously
to
be
able
to
put
it
all
together was was was even better. There
together
was
was
was
even
better
There
was maybe just that one moment where it
was
maybe
just
that
one
moment
where
it
nearly spilled over. Wasn't there at the
nearly
spilled
over
Wasn't
there
at
the
Dallow challenge, which I don't know
Dallow
challenge
which
I
don't
know
different day, different ref, different,
different
day
different
ref
different
VAR might have gone against you.
VAR
might
have
gone
against
you
>> Yeah, I um I'm not going to give you the
>>
Yeah
I
um
I'm
not
going
to
give
you
the
talking announcement. I literally
talking
announcement
I
literally
haven't seen it to be honest. But
haven't
seen
it
to
be
honest
But
>> well done. Yeah.
>>
well
done
Yeah
>> Yeah, I I haven't um to be honest for at
>>
Yeah
I
I
haven't
um
to
be
honest
for
at
the time I thought he had uh he had
the
time
I
thought
he
had
uh
he
had
kicked the ball out Diego, but um Sam
kicked
the
ball
out
Diego
but
um
Sam
told me and his fourth official said
told
me
and
his
fourth
official
said
that he hadn't. So I've not seen it. um
that
he
hadn't
So
I've
not
seen
it
um
some decision it was it was you know
some
decision
it
was
it
was
you
know
talking about the offside decisions I've
talking
about
the
offside
decisions
I've
not seen them either but apparently they
not
seen
them
either
but
apparently
they
were close and you know we could have
were
close
and
you
know
we
could
have
had more in the game so that's it them
had
more
in
the
game
so
that's
it
them
type of games you're expected to ebb and
type
of
games
you're
expected
to
ebb
and
flow and there's going to be decisions
flow
and
there's
going
to
be
decisions
and and and that's it today today if
and
and
and
that's
it
today
today
if
they went for us they went for us and
they
went
for
us
they
went
for
us
and
we'll take it
we'll
take
it
>> you used the word magical earlier in the
>>
you
used
the
word
magical
earlier
in
the
interview I know what you did here and
interview
I
know
what
you
did
here
and
how much you won but was that right up
how
much
you
won
but
was
that
right
up
there especially know it's your team
there
especially
know
it's
your
team
that's done that
that's
done
that
>> yeah that was that for for for for so
>>
yeah
that
was
that
for
for
for
for
so
many reasons. I think that that today
many
reasons
I
think
that
that
today
was was special. Um,
was
was
special
Um
you know, putting things together quite
you
know
putting
things
together
quite
quickly, coming in and and um trying to
quickly
coming
in
and
and
um
trying
to
put print on the team, but gathering
put
print
on
the
team
but
gathering
together and and emotionally getting
together
and
and
emotionally
getting
them all, you know, attached to what we
them
all
you
know
attached
to
what
we
want to do and and I felt that
want
to
do
and
and
I
felt
that
unbelievably
unbelievably
um from the staff, from the players. So
um
from
the
staff
from
the
players
So
that it made it a a very special kind of
that
it
made
it
a
a
very
special
kind
of
day as it's as it's gone through. And um
day
as
it's
as
it's
gone
through
And
um
I'm not getting carried away, you know,
I'm
not
getting
carried
away
you
know
it's one game, so it's really important
it's
one
game
so
it's
really
important
we don't get carried away. Um it needs
we
don't
get
carried
away
Um
it
needs
to be um a regular feeling of of that
to
be
um
a
regular
feeling
of
of
that
level of performance. And that's
level
of
performance
And
that's
something we obviously got to get to and
something
we
obviously
got
to
get
to
and
consistency. So I'm not getting carried
consistency
So
I'm
not
getting
carried
away. It's a great day. It's a fantastic
away
It's
a
great
day
It's
a
fantastic
result. And there's there's the element
result
And
there's
there's
the
element
of of of certainly soaking up and
of
of
of
certainly
soaking
up
and
enjoying it, but it's it's definitely
enjoying
it
but
it's
it's
definitely
not enough. It's it's never enough. And
not
enough
It's
it's
never
enough
And
just a word on your coaching staff
just
a
word
on
your
coaching
staff
because inevitably the credit goes to
because
inevitably
the
credit
goes
to
the man who stands in front of the
the
man
who
stands
in
front
of
the
camera, the man who stands on the touch
camera
the
man
who
stands
on
the
touch
line, but that group you've assembled
line
but
that
group
you've
assembled
around you. How much have they or how
around
you
How
much
have
they
or
how
much credit do they deserve for today?
much
credit
do
they
deserve
for
today
>> Huge amount. I mean, I'm standing here.
>>
Huge
amount
I
mean
I'm
standing
here
I didn't do all the work this week. you
I
didn't
do
all
the
work
this
week
you
know, I'd done a lot of the the meetings
know
I'd
done
a
lot
of
the
the
meetings
and the main meetings and team meetings
and
the
main
meetings
and
team
meetings
and maybe, you know, on the pitch and in
and
maybe
you
know
on
the
pitch
and
in
front of the players a little bit more,
front
of
the
players
a
little
bit
more
but the the intricacies of of how much
but
the
the
intricacies
of
of
how
much
detail to give to certain players and
detail
to
give
to
certain
players
and
individuals and bits of units, you know,
individuals
and
bits
of
units
you
know
that's that's a skill and that's what
that's
that's
a
skill
and
that's
what
that's why they're here as well because
that's
why
they're
here
as
well
because
the fantastic coaches. So,
the
fantastic
coaches
So
>> feel a good blend in there.
>>
feel
a
good
blend
in
there
>> Yeah. Unbelievable. and and and Steve's
>>
Yeah
Unbelievable
and
and
and
Steve's
got a really calm head and so
got
a
really
calm
head
and
so
experienced and um and and Jonathan and
experienced
and
um
and
and
Jonathan
and
Johnny and Trav, you know, I think we
Johnny
and
Trav
you
know
I
think
we
we've got a real um mix of what we can
we've
got
a
real
um
mix
of
what
we
can
offer the players cuz that's what it
offer
the
players
cuz
that's
what
it
comes down to. What can we offer the
comes
down
to
What
can
we
offer
the
players to make them better? Um you
players
to
make
them
better
Um
you
know, these three days, you look at the
know
these
three
days
you
look
at
the
result and you think, "Yeah, it's
result
and
you
think
Yeah
it's
worked. We we got to keep building on
worked
We
we
got
to
keep
building
on
that."
that
>> Thank you. Well done.
>>
Thank
you
Well
done
>> Cheers. Thanks very much.
>>
Cheers
Thanks
very
much
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