FERGIE
'We were very pleased with Louis. The most important thing is, we don't want Ruud carrying the burden himself. Louis made a goal, hit the free-kick and Ruud got his goal. If they are going to contribute like that the rest of the season, we will be pleased.'
About the winner:
'I haven't seen it again but this first-phase rule is confusing. When you lose a goal like this you say it's offside. We had one this season. Unfortunately some people don't accept the new rules.
'As long as a player does not get an advantage immediately he is not offside.
'Ruud is a clever player, he takes up very good positions. It's hard to pin him down.'
And the game in general:
'It became very exciting in the second half and that was down to Southampton.
'Their front two were terrific. They were a handful and at the end we were happy with the points.'
STRAP-ON
About the winner, and forgetting about the non-penalty immediately prior: 'It's a farce. We might as well forget about offside. As soon as that ball was kicked, he is going towards our goal to score, affecting our back four.
'I saw the referee talking on Sky before the game, laughing and joking and wanting to be a celebrity. Will he come out now and explain himself? Today, Roy Keane won the toss and chose which way to kick and got to kick off. That says it all.
'Will he come out and tell me about the handballs we should have got?
'Refs tell me they don't like being celebrities but we see them all on the telly all time.
'What about the handballs? And the van Nistelrooy goal? When the ball came in there were four people in there to cause havoc. It was a farce.'