MANAGER AND CAPTAIN
Last updated : 05 December 2005 By editor
"I'm delighted for Scholes, we know he's the main player, our playmaker and he works hard and deserved it," van Nistelrooy told Sky Sports.
"Overall it was a great performance and something to build on. We had the opportunities to score a couple which we did. Portsmouth hung in there and fought for the lives which made it a difficult game."
Ferguson joined in: "I'm delighted and I'm sure everyone in the ground is too. Knowing Paul, what a good goalscorer he is, he can start adding to his tally now."