<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Henrik Larsson bid farewell to United after the 2-2 FA Cup quarter final draw with Middlesbrough, but urged his team-mates to go on and win as many trophies as possible this season. Sir Alex Ferguson said the 35-year-old was given an emotional send-off from the players in the dressing room after the game, with the Swedish forward giving some positive words of advice to his now former colleagues. ?I said bye to most of the lads, but I?m going to see them all on Tuesday [for the charity match] so I didn?t want to make too much out of it,? he said. ?I wished the players all the best for the rest of the season. Hopefully they are going to win something and I will be watching every game from Sweden, so that?s going to be great. ?All they can do is stay in all the competitions. As long as United are still in the cup there is a chance of winning it. ?Everything is possible, but it?s important that the lads focus on one competition at a time, and not think too much about what the other teams are doing.? The Swede said that although the draw against Boro means one more fixture, the performance showed resilience as well as quality. ?It was an entertaining game, a typical cup tie,? he told MUTV. ?We started out very well today and scored inside half an hour. ?Unfortunately they came back at us at half time. But you can?t expect anything else when you?re playing a cup match. The other team will always give it their all. ?We showed great character in coming back into the match. We have a lot of quality in this side and we showed that not only can we play football but we don?t give up easily either.? Larsson scored three goals in 13 matches for the Reds since joining on loan from Helsingborg in January, but despite much talk of an extended stay he will definitely be going back to Sweden after Tuesday?s Jubilee Charity Match, for which he will play against United in Marcello Lippi?s Europe XI side. He revealed that his short but sweet stay at Old Trafford surpassed all his expecations. ?It?s been a pleasure playing for this club,? he said. ?I don?t have anything to complain about ? the club, the fans, the players have been fantastic. It?s been even better than I thought it would be. You have some hopes when you first arrive, but this was exceptional.? Sir Alex added his own personal tribute after the match, declaring Larsson "a real credit to the game." "He was superb against Middlesbrough," he declared. "He's done very well for us and is a real credit to the game. "He got a great reception from all the players in the dressing room after the match which was very emotional. We've done everything we can to persuade him to stay, but he's going back to Sweden and we wish him well."</div> Source - NEWS & FEATURES: Larsson given fond farewell - Manchester United Official Web Site United also say farewell to the King of Kings Never will forget this player as long as I live.
