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Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick (second left) hugs Shea Lacey after the 3-2 Champions League victory against Roma

BySimon StoneManchester United reporter

It was impossible not to get swept up in the emotion and delirium of Manchester United's late 3-2 Champions League comeback win against Roma.

Old Trafford was transformed from a mutinous, baying cathedral of distrust and fury to one of joy and celebration.

Nine games and almost eight weeks is an eternity to wait for a victory at a club of Manchester United's size.