Although United lost defender Nemanja Vidić to an apparent knee injury following an awkward fall in the first half, John O'Shea took his place and, like Rooney, he too was full of praise for his fellow defenders.
"When the back four are playing so well and Edwin [van der Sar] is playing so well, it is easy to
slot in because of the experience and the confidence they have."
slot in because of the experience and the confidence they have."
O'Shea added that United's counterattacking threat was key to their success, saying: "We know that defensively we are very sound and can keep clean sheets, and the pace we have on the
counterattack is frightening and that has made the difference. We can feel unfortunate not to have scored a few more goals especially towards the end of the game when they were pushing on to get something back. We can feel very proud of ourselves for our performance because Roma are a good team."
counterattack is frightening and that has made the difference. We can feel unfortunate not to have scored a few more goals especially towards the end of the game when they were pushing on to get something back. We can feel very proud of ourselves for our performance because Roma are a good team."
Source: uefa.com
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