"Their goalkeeper made two or three saves and you say to yourself 'hopefully we'll get that second goal'," said Ferguson afterwards. "And the oldest player, Ryan Giggs with 10 medals, gets it.
"It was fantastic that he got it. Whether it was fate, it could be. But he deserved it. He's a credit to the game. I have known him for 20 years and for him to equal the record on the day he scored the goal that wins the title for us is fantastic."
Giggs, as modest as ever, preferred to concentrate on the team prize rather than his own individual milestone after United had received the league trophy and their individual medals in front of their celebrating supporters at the JJB Stadium.
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"That does not come into it. Championships are what it's about," he said.
"We knew it would be a tough game, and it was. We did well in the first half and got that first goal. Then it was a case of holding on."
Image: Manchester United players celebrate after the final whistle is blown.
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