UNITED HAVE GONE SOFT

"In all my sporting life I have never received so many kicks.”

"It was the hardest match I have played in England and the referee should have stopped the violence from the Manchester United players. I took more blows in this match than I ever did in Spain and finished covered in bruises.”

"The result was unjust because we played the better football and United had a lot of good fortune. I already have a big desire to play the return game at Highbury. We want to give the defeat back to United - and by more goals."

Gunners team-mate Edu added:

"Reyes was being kicked all over the park, they were beating up the boy. Gary Neville was tackling in such a way he should have been sent off. And Rio Ferdinand was fortunate to stay on the pitch after his challenge on Freddie Ljungberg."