Standing ovation was given to Darren Fletcher yesterday at Old Trafford in the Champions League match against Galatasary when he came off the bench after 11 months of an inflammatory bowel condition.
Sir Alex Ferguson was also delighted by the warm response fans gave to Fletcher and expressed his view on it.
"The fans recognized what a tough time Darren has had," said Ferguson.
"It was a mark of respect that they gave him a marvelous ovation."
"Being out of the game for a year, it took him quite a few minutes to really get going," Ferguson added. "He did one or two good things but he can only get better after this."
The match was a tough one for both teams and lots of chances were compromised. Man U had their penalty and was wasted by Nani's weak strick.
Ferguson admitted was unaware Nani was going to take the penalty and said he should have decided the penalty-taker right before the match began.
"I had no idea, I think Nani just ran and grabbed the ball," he explained. "I think Robin should have taken it, to be honest with you.
"In the future, we will have to decide on who will take penalties before the game. It is my fault because we should have done that on this occasion."
However the match ended in the United's favour but Ferguson admitted how frustrated he was with the poor pass from his side during the match.
"In the first 15 minutes, we played very well, we got the goal and at that point thought it was going to be goodnight," he added.
"But then we became really careless with the ball. Every time we lost the ball, they came forward and counter-attacked. They were a threat.
"Fortunately, half-time came at a good time for us. In the second half, we were far more solid. The worrying part was that we missed so many chances.
"Us missing the penalty kept them in the game because at 2-0 down it would have been very difficult for them to get back."
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