Ferguson:
"I will be giving my old mate Big Sam a hug and a kiss when I see him, maybe two kisses.
"I feel the momentum is back with us, particularly with Chelsea drawing. We have a five-point lead and a superior goal difference, giving us a marvellous chance with three games left.
"But the most important thing is that my lads are having a real go. If you do that, and with the finishers we have in our side, we are always likely to score. That is a smashing attitude to have at this stage of the season.
"This result is very significant. We are now away to Manchester City next Saturday lunchtime, having been to Milan for the semi-final, and we know what that can do to players. It is very difficult.
"Then we have Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, so we cannot count our chickens yet.
"But I do think the marvellous attitude of our players and the spirit they show is going to keep helping us.
"But in football that can happen. Their first one was a bit fortunate to take a deflection past Edwin, and their second was an incredible strike.
"At that point, we were toying with bringing on Ronaldo - he was carrying an injury. We felt that if we did score we would then bring him on.
"And we got the break when the young keeper dropped the ball, and John O'Shea put it away. At that point, I felt we had a chance.
"Bringing on Ronaldo, their focus would be on him. But there would be [Ryan] Giggs, [Paul] Scholes, [Michael] Carrick, Rooney all to worry about. I felt it was meant to happen."
Scholes:
"We needed a big win to take into the Milan game."
"It's another huge match for us but when you get to this stage of the season and you're going for three trophies all the games are big ones.
"It's been a great weekend for us, it would have been better if Chelsea had got beaten but we'll take their result.
"The momentum is with us but it's still not over. There are still three games to go and nine points to play for.
"Chelsea won't be giving up, but we've just got to look after ourselves and hopefully we can do the business at City next weekend.
"We just needed that first goal and fortunately we got it after the keeper's mistake.
"From then on we always looked like we'd win the game.
"It's a big victory for us. We'd have taken any kind of win before kick-off but to do it in the manner we did was great. We never seem to do things the easy way.
"I still felt we had a chance even when they got their second. Last weekend against Middlesbrough we probably lost our patience a little bit too quickly, but I always felt we'd create chances and score goals against Everton. Thankfully we persevered and it's paid off."
Phil Neville:
"We made three mistakes including one from me and we were punished and it is disappointing from our point of view."
Mourinho:
"My emotion is that I am sad. Is the title race over for us? Almost. In football almost is always a big question. It's not over mathematically and we still have to believe.
"I feel sad but I have a big game on Tuesday night and that's a good thing in this situation. We have no time to be sad.
"But it is almost lost, almost. In football, almost is always a big question mark. It is not over because mathematically there is a chance and when the chance is there, we have to believe and chase the opportunity you have.
"At this moment we have to win and we have to wait. It is much more difficult. Manchester United, in this moment, feel very, very close. They have to lose two games and we have to win all three.
"They don't feel pressure and feel quite confident. They can come to Stamford Bridge, lose and still be champions.
"They are very, very close to it. But we win things as a team and we lose as a team. We do it together in both the good and bad moments.
"Until it is mathematically impossible, I am sure Chelsea will keep on fighting.
"I have too much respect for both teams and there is still a lot of football to be played."
Moyes:
"We are gutted after being two up. We gave United a great opportunity to get back into the game.
"Not only did it hurt us, it gave them a massive lift at a period when we were comfortable. Playing against a very good side, we did a decent job.
"The keeper's error was a big turning point in the game. If we had lost to United with their style and attacking ability, which is fantastic, I'd have said, okay.
"But we gave them two goals. If United had opened us up and scored brilliant goals, the way they can, I'd be the first to say it is hard to stop that.
"But we could certainly have done something to have stopped those goals. The first one certainly, and the second. We let the goal come across the box for their third and the fourth one could have been avoided by kicking the ball up the park, not giving it to them.
"For me, the goals were poor all round. I'm disappointed we made it easy for United in the end, they got a slice of luck but it was down to that first goal.
"I do not think they would have got back into the game had it not been for that first goal."