SAM: It is my best result as a manager

The victory - Bolton's first in seven league games - came 24 hours after Allardyce celebrated his 47th birthday and two years in charge of the club.

"There is no better feeling, apart from watching my children being born," he said. "That was a great delight for me.

"There are not enough words in my vocabulary to describe how I feel. From start to finish I thought we were very, very good.

"I've had some great highs in my playing days but there is no greater high than a manager succeeding against such a great team.

"Winning in front of 67,000 fans will remain with my players for such a long time and in my memory bank. It is my best result as a manager.

"I have already got something booked for tonight. Quite a few of my friends are Man Utd supporters, so I will make sure they are buying all the drinks.

"My team have become, dare I say it, big game players. Our total number of points against Liverpool, Leeds, Arsenal and Man Utd is absolutely fantastic.

"It makes me wonder where we might have been if we had sorted out our home form.

"We tried to limit the amount of chances United had and we did that. They had to score a very special goal from Veron to get something against us.

"Our reply to that was a very special goal from our point of view. It was important at the time because you know the momentum United can build.

"That just shook them a little bit and put a bit of doubt in their minds. We created more chances and attacks in the second half."

Allardyce felt Bolton should have had a penalty in the second half when Per Frandsen was bundled over by Veron but referee Graham Barber would have none it.

"It was definitely a penalty," said the Bolton boss. "That really did disappoint me but we were outstanding in the second half.

"We have made huge strides forward and today's result will shock everyone in the Premiership.

"I am really pleased about that because it gives us another three valuable points and we have done it the hard way."