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Peter Schmeichel kept his promise to leave Manchester United with the parting present of the European Cup.
Schmeichel vowed last November when he announced that he would be leaving Old Trafford in the summer that he would help them conquer Europe before he departed - and he did just that last night.
Even better, United's sensational 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich has clinched the Treble. Schmeichel's last official act for the Reds was to receive the European Cup and he admitted he could not have wished for a better climax.
'This is a fantastic finish for me and everything feels really good right now,' he said.
'When I announced that I would leave United at the end of the season I promised I would do all I could to finish with United being at the top. It's difficult to get any higher than this.
'It's been an amazing thing being part of a team like Manchester United.'
United won with goals in stoppage time from substitutes Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Schmeichel admitted this exemplified the team's never-say-die spirit.
'One thing I have learned throughout all my time at United is that they are a team that never gives up,' he said.
'Therefore I got the feeling towards the end of the match that we would score.'
Schmeichel, who came up for the corner from which Sheringham equalised for United, admitted: 'With time running out I was only concentrating on getting forward at set pieces.
'It was a fantastic feeling when we scored.'
Schmeichel, today linked with moves to French clubs Bordeaux and Monaco, refused to be drawn on where he is going.
'I don't want to discuss my future
- now is a time for champagne,
not thinking about the future,'
he said.
