SCOUSEBUSTER PART 2

"When we got the fourth, Wes turned to me and said Chelsea were drawing with Bolton," laughed the Irishman.

"I honestly thought he was winding me up.

"At the time, you are not concerned about it but when the result was confirmed in the dressing room afterwards, it did give us a little extra boost.

"We weren't that concerned about Chelsea. We just wanted to win. We felt we had a more difficult game this weekend than they did but we are the ones who have come up trumps."

"At half-time, we were scratching our heads wondering if it was going to be one of those days," he said.

"The manager told us we would still create chances but when they got another, you start to think maybe we should forget about this game and move on.

"But this team and these players have the spirit and the courage to keep going and attacking. It is a never-say-die attitude and it was shown in abundance."

"Once we got that little break, everyone started to look stronger and quicker," said O'Shea.

"We are closer to the title than we were but we will continue to look at it one game at a time.

"We have a massive derby game coming up next week. They will be looking to turn us over and give Chelsea another lifeline. But we are confident going into the game now because of the way we are playing."

"It is a great time to be a United player," added O'Shea.

"You realise what the lads have gone through in the past."