Rooney: Scholes is a genius

MANCHESTER Utd manager Alex Ferguson hailed his battling side after they came from behind to beat AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

“We persevered, we kept playing our football, some of which was fantastic and we dominated the second half.

“We got hold of the game and the equaliser gave us the impetus to go on and win it. Some of the football we played was absolute quality.