Here is the reaction from both camps.
Roberto Martinez
It's was a really open game to start with, we were expecting them to start bright after their mid-week defeat. We set-up to have a go ourselves and played some really good football up until they scored.
I think psychologically we were hurt once we went behind and they capitalised upon that. But there's no running away from it; we're a new group of players, a new team and we have to learn from these experiences. We did well, tried to play our football and look for a goal, but we just weren't allowed to do that, either through bad luck or good goalkeeping.
There were many good things that we did in the first-hour that we can take from the game. We had a pop in the first-half and went face-to-face with United, which is what I wanted. You need to score when you get into the sort of situations we found ourselves in, but we'll take the positives and get ready for the next game.
For me whether you lose 1-0 or 5-0 doesn't make a difference, it's all about how you approach the game and respond afterwards. Today's game will help us in the long-run to reach the kinds of standards we want.
Sir Alex Ferguson
Our strikers have scored the goals today, that's the important thing. That can only do us the power of good, because you know what strikers are like - when they're not scoring they're not the same people.
It's important for strikers (to be off the mark). If Dimitar and Michael can weigh in with the goals that we expect of Wayne Rooney, then it will make a difference to our game.
It's terrific for a young lad like Wayne to reach that total at that age. With the years in front of him, it's going to be great for him. We've had players over the years who've taken many years to get to the hundred. For a young lad to do it, it's great.
Michael's was a fantastic goal. Great run and excellent movement, and a good pass from Nani. Michael Owen has proved himself over the last 10 years to be the best goalscorer in England in that decade, today he showed that again.
I think it will do him the world of good. Obviously coming to the club and after all the discussion around him joining United after being at Liverpool - it was important to get a goal like that, and the crowd were great with him and that was fantastic.
Michael Owen
I don't think I missed a chance in pre-season, but I've missed a couple since the season started and as ever everyone is quick to write you off. It was as if I hadn't scored for a couple of years!
That's something I've had to deal with for ten odd years now and I don't think that will change until I hang up my boots. It was certainly a great feeling to score. I'd got a few in pre-season but there's nothing quite like doing it in a competitive game.
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