Ruud said after the match: "If we had scored first through Giggsy's chance or my chance then it would have been a different game definitely. But overall I think we did play well and gave everything. I think it wasn't meant to be today. The result was very disappointing. To come here at 1-0 down was a hard one to take but I think we gave everything we had. Unfortunately they scored the first one and really made it difficult for us."
However, van Nistelrooy sees hope for the future as United's young players gain more valuable European experience:
"We have a younger side than Milan. I think the experience they have was an advantage for them, and the decisive moments showed that. For us now, we learned and the younger lads got great experience and we can go on and build on this I think. We showed we're not far off and there's a few things to improve and that's what we want to achieve."
Roy Keane was not happy that United failed to score:
"I think not to have scored over the two legs and not to have tested their keeper a bit more is more disappointing than anything else. If you don't score in the two games you don't deserve to go through."