Football: Fergie hails Van Persie, Giggs

We missed some good chances, with headers over the bar and Shinji Kagawa had one blocked on the line: Ferguson

LONDON: Alex Ferguson hailed the last-minute contributions of substitutes Robin van Persie and Ryan Giggs as ‘world-class’ after they combined to keep Manchester United in the FA Cup. The Premier League leaders were seconds away from a third round exit at West Ham United before van Persie scored a stoppage-time equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw. “We missed some good chances, with headers over the bar and Shinji Kagawa had one blocked on the line,” said Ferguson. “I thought it was not going to be our day. But you have to say the pass from Ryan Giggs, then the first touch from Robin and his finish were world class.”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 7^th, 2013.