The architect of the victory Sunday, the brain behind so many Manchester United triumphs down the years, was Ryan Giggs.
His critics will quickly point out that his DC United triumphs were 10 years ago in the very early days of MLS history, a feat he didn't come close to emulating while with New York.
He played in the final and the replay as Manchester United triumphed.
They are not unlike old Marines, bound by battle and united in triumph.
MOSCOW, Oct. 15 — The two pro-Western political parties in Ukraine that united in triumph in the Orange Revolution of 2004, but then quarreled and lost control of Parliament, reached a coalition agreement on Monday to retake power.
And from fate's knock at the onset of the Fifth Symphony — as close to a universally known gesture as anything in music history — Mr. Gardiner wrought Beethoven fresh and strange, with gutsy, brash and rasping instrumental voices united in triumph.
The rare diplomatic triumph united the governing Fatah party of President Mahmoud Abbas that dominates the West Bank and the rival Hamas Islamic Resistance Movement that rules Gaza.
United's triumph was also interesting tactically.
Although whatever it is that's about to happen at Manchester United – disaster, triumph, glory, nervous collapse – should be fun to watch.
While Pellegrini said City's worst league defeat in the derby for 20 years was his responsibility, United's triumph was the first in five matches against their rivals.
Van Persie's second strike, a 13th-minute volley, was hailed by Sir Alex Ferguson as "the goal of the century", with the manager stating the recruit from Arsenal on a £24m deal last summer has been pivotal to United's triumph.
