As Ferguson himself later admitted when pressed: No one is happy about our season
As Ferguson himself later admitted when pressed: “No one is happy about our season.”That said, unlike Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle United, they have won a trophy and Ferguson has brought on a pair of young players. Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and David Bellion may have proved disappointing signings to date, but Cristiano Ronaldo looks the real deal. It was a great achievement and it showed everyone what we were able to do. It was great to lift that Cup.”We can build on this for sure,” Van Nistelrooy added “We didn’t have the best of seasons, I agree with that But winning this Cup helps for next season. But first we enjoy this Cup because I was so happy to win it.”.
We’ll forget about this season now and concentrate on next season. Arsenal have set a great record and we have to chase that, try and achieve that.”When we played Arsenal we showed there was not much between the two sides We just have to concentrate on ourselves. We let ourselves down against the lower sides and we have to make sure we win those games There’s no problem We showed that Arsenal are not a better team than us. We just need that consistency.”Amid all the talk of the Premiership and Arsenal, it was easy to forget that an FA Cup final had been played, and easily won, against Millwall but O’Shea added: “All the pressure was on us.
It’s a big trophy in England and far beyond,” said the striker who scored two of the goals on Saturday and six in all in United’s Cup run.”Winning this Cup we had a tough run – Aston Villa, Man City, Fulham, Arsenal in the semis. We had everything to lose and we put in a solid performance and scored some great goals and showed what we were capable of.”Indeed it was Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy, like O’Shea getting his first FA Cup winners’ medal – unlike Keane who was gaining his fourth – who appeared the most enthusiastic about victory in United’s first appearance in the final for five years “It’s great to win this Cup. We always have to look to improve because we’ve not really produced in the Premiership. We were unfortunate against Porto in the second leg [of the Champions' League].