He conceded: "Peterborough were the better side in the first half and should have been 2-0 up.

"But there were some plus points for us as well.

"Rafael Da Silva played the full 90 minutes and was pleasing, and his brother Fabio played 45 minutes as well.

"I was really pleased with their contributions, and it will be interesting to see how they get on this season.

"The squad we had tonight will play Juventus on Wednesday - with Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville to come in."