After his side's dramatic last-minute win against West Ham, Ralf Rangnick hailed the Old Trafford atmosphere, Manchester United's defensive display and Marcus Rashford's impact.
The top-four rivals looked set to play out a drab goalless draw on Saturday afternoon as former United boss David Moyes well-drilled side produced a solid performance at Old United.
West Ham had already won there this season in the Carabao Cup, but this time United emerged victorious as Rangnick threw caution to the wind, bringing on Anthony Martial, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford.
In the third and final minute of injury time, all three were involved, with the last one turning home in front of the Stretford End to seal the win.
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We have to improve in possession.
I think we deserved a 1-0 win, if I look at the shots on goal and the chances during the game.
It was clear from the beginning that it would take patience against a well-organised team like West Ham. It wasn't always easy to find the best solutions in the final third.
It was the best defensive performance in the last eight weeks, the way that we were always trying to win balls back, our counter-pressing.
The game was physical and we know we need to improve with possession of the ball.
He smiled and said he didn't know how long Ferguson time was. Was it the last five minutes? How long? I would be happy if that happened.
We would like to have more games like the one we had at the end when we were up by three.
There is no time for the team to reply if you score with the last seconds of the game.
The man celebrates the winner.
It was the first time in charge that Rangnick oversaw back-to-back wins.
This was an extremely emotional game, but I enjoyed the other wins, which was as important as the win today.
If you score in the last second of the game, you know that there is no time left for the other team to reply.
Thank you to the red army, it was very emotional. They supported the team all the way through the game. It was amazing.
It was the best atmosphere in the stadium since I arrived.
One of the top strikers in England isRashford.
Marcus Rashford celebrates after the win.
The winner was special for Marcus, who has responded to recent criticism of his poor displays with goals.
The interim boss said that he was one of the top strikers in England. He is an English international who played in the Euros and we all know what he is capable of.
He has everything a modern strikers needs. It is all about confidence for strikers, he has the pace, skills, size, and physical strength of a strikers and in the end it is all about confidence for strikers.
I am pretty sure that the two goals have raised the level of confidence within Marcus, but now it is about taking steps to show that on a regular basis.
I think he can play a very important role for the rest of the season.
It was very important that we got the win.
Marcus was in front of the Stretford End when he won the match.
He said that it was important for them to get the win against an opponent who was very tight with them.
Three points can be the difference between being in or out of the top four at the end of the season.
We have to use the fact that we got them today as motivation.
After failing to find the net in his previous 11 appearances, Rashford has scored twice in two games.
"For any forward, when you go through a patch of not scoring, it's a great feeling when the goals start coming back," he said.
We have to keep moving forward and keep going in the right direction.
Man Utd was reignited by Rashford.
The Man Utd player celebrates after scoring the winning goal.
Sky Sports' Nick Wright.
After a run of 11 games without scoring, and with his form under intense scrutiny, Marcus Rashford followed up his late strike against Brentford on Wednesday night with a crucial winner in the final minute of injury time against West Ham.
After failing to break down West Ham, United were going to have to settle for a goalless draw but, with only seconds remaining, Marcus Rashford pounced on a low cross to score.
The goal propelled Manchester United above West Ham and into the top four, and it may prove to be significant for Marcus Rashford.
How he needed this. After scoring three times in his first four appearances of the season, after returning from injury in October, his poor form eventually led to him being replaced by teenager Anthony Elanga.
There are other people who have struggled to hold down a place in United's attack. The same is true for Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho. But with two goals in four days, he may have rediscovered his own season as well as United's top-four bid.
We have to see more games.
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The game against Manchester United was not decided until the last minute, but David Moyes believes that his side proved that they can compete with the top teams.
In a short response to the first question of the press conference, West Ham counterpart David Moyes was clearly frustrated.
He said that it was for sure.
It was a missed opportunity for the Hammers, who only made one substitution and came close to snatching a winner before the hosts did.
A group of West Ham fans clashed with police at Old Trafford after their loss to Manchester United. Two supporters spit at the officers as tempers flared in the away end after the game.
Sky Sports News contacted Greater Manchester Police and West Ham.
There were reports of trouble after the game.
He said that you have to know how to see games.
People who watch West Ham regularly will know that it has been a problem.
We need to do a better job of winning games because we have been winning them all but one time.
Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson thinks West Ham should have gone into the transfer market in January. Things looked better at the beginning of the month. I thought they might invest if they got into the top four. It is a big risk to invest now because there are so many teams around them. They can spend up to £70m in the next week and still finish eighth. That is how tight it is.
There are too many big teams with games in hand on them and if they invest, who are they going to get? If I were West Ham, I would have to leave it as it is.
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