Nani: I'm Happy To Win Ugly

It was far from pretty, but United’s victory against Bolton at Old Trafford on Saturday left Reds winger Nani delighted.

At this stage of the season, winning is all that counts and Dimitar Berbatov’s 87th-minute goal was enough to see 10-man United over the line against a plucky Wanderers outfit.

“If we want to win the league, we have to win games like that,” Nani told MUTV. “It was a very important result.

“I’m pleased for us. We did so well in the final minutes and we won the game. The secret to scoring late goals is that we always play until the last minute. Today was the same.”

Bolton are always difficult opponents and the Reds’ task was made even tougher when Jonny Evans received his marching orders 15 minutes from time for a high challenge on Stuart Holden.

But that only seemed to spur United on. Sir Alex’s men stepped up a gear and took hold of the game, eventually securing a breakthrough with just three minutes to play.

“This afternoon the players were fantastic, especially after Jonny was sent off. I think we did very well.

“Bolton had an opportunity to create more problems for our defence [after Jonny was sent off] but we always think positively and want to attack. We always try to score.”

Evans, drafted in for the Bolton game after injuries to fellow defenders Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Rafael and John O’Shea, now faces a three-game ban. The international break, then, comes at the perfect time.

“Now we join our national teams so hopefully some of our injured players can recover,” Nani said. “We hope that when we come back from the international break all the squad will be ready. We need everybody for these final games.”