"It's all good. He has scored so many goals this season that he can afford to miss a big penalty like that," said Nani.

"What can be said about Cristiano? How many goals has he scored? I think in the second game he might hit one or two goals," said Patrice Evra.

Owen Hargreaves also reflected: "He has scored more than he's missed. Maybe he changed his mind at the last moment. That goal could have changed the game, but all is well."