The forced removal of Maldini and Gattuso allowed United back in to the game and more importantly gave Rooney his impetus to suddenly play to his potential. Should be a cracking return game.

Paul McCloskey, London, England

I agree Rooney was fantastic. However in relation to Ronaldo v's Kaka, I believe there was no contest. The Brazilian proved he is the far superior player. When Kaka's team were a goal down he scored twice to give Milan two precious away goals. When United were down, it was Scholes, Giggs and Rooney who came to the rescue - Where was the so called "best player in the world"?

Liam, Kilkenny, Ireland

Rooney is a good player, c. ronaldo is a fantastic player, Kakà is from another planet. Milan-MU 2-1

thomas, rome, italy

I agree Rooney was fantastic. However in relation to Ronaldo v's Kaka, I believe there was no contest. The Brazilian proved he is the far superior player. When Kaka's team were a goal down he scored twice to give Milan two precious away goals. When United were down, it was Scholes, Giggs and Rooney who came to the rescue - Where was the so called "best player in the world"?

Liam, Kilkenny, Ireland

Anyone wishing to know why United are the best team bar none to watch should have their curiosity confirmed by last nights encounter. Thrilling, pulsating and at times devastating football. It wouldn,t be a United game without some calamity in the defence. United are simply incapable of keeping clean sheets and it wouldn,t have made any difference if the first choice defence was there. But even if United don,t make the final or win the competition I can live with that. Theres only one team in the land that can produce football of such quality and passion and their name isn,t Chelsea.

alec , Altrincham, Cheshire

Was there ever a night in the history of football? The two best teams in the World at their best.It was a celebration of all that is good in football. A feast of Soccer and I ate my fill.Well done United. Well done AC Milan.And to lovers of good football, see you next week in Milan. I can't wait.

Larry, Lagos, Nigeria

Larry, Lagos, Nigeria

I warn the United fans:dont be so sure...It is very difficoult to prevail in San Siro on AC Milan and Ancellotti has a very strong team.... Italian teams and Italian football are technically very challenging, some of the players, like Gattuso, Maldini, Pirlo, Gilardino are world champions, they deserve respect .

giorgio marini, rome , italy

3-2 is a bad result, going to milan. all the italians need to do is score just one goal and it is goodbye mu.
and with no first team back four with him, ferguson must surely not look too far ahead...

chris, kuala lumpur, malaysia

Maybe Sir Alex thinks its going to be a 100% final between two English teams. Milan are superior than Utd. Man Utd's defence is awful. There's only one Kaka on the planet. And he's a Milan player.

Rossonero, Mtarfa, Malta

Ironically, the return to fitness by Dida actually costed Milan place in the final. True it was an exciting game to watch in terms of the attacking play and the number of goals scored but they do not conceal the fact that the defence of both sides were shaky. I think Man Utd should go through but if they are to win it, the likes of Rio, Vidic and G Neville must return to full fitness by May 23rd.

John, dundee, UK

One of the best matches I have had the pleasure of watching for some while, the second half in particular was a real treat, also the respect that both sides showed the other and the good spirited nature of the game was an example to all.

D case, Newquay, Uk

I don't know if you can say Milan 'gifted' United victory, but after having the game by the scruff of the neck in the first 50 minutes, they did play deeper. The last 35-40 minutes were all United and they could have felt that they missed a golden opportunity to balance the tie (Milan have two away goals) had they not scored that third goal to win the game.

Aditya Banerjee, Boston, MA, USA

I think Sir Alex understandably gets a bit carried away. Let's face it, Milan's weakest link is their goaltender who indeed gifted United the victory by bungling the first and third goal. It's hard to fathom how Milan could have been so successful over the years with such a goalkeeper. Kaka outplayed Ronaldo, but there is always Rooney.

Bernd Neuenkirchen, Houston, USA, TX

Rooney is the best, he's clinical and both goals shows he's on par or better than Kaka. MU have the strength to go thru in San Siro.

Tze, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I think tonight proves that Kaka is a better player than Ronaldo.

Giovanni, Manchster,