Stoke second best - Pulis

Published: 27 Sep 2009 - 08:37:00

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Tony Pulis admitted his Stoke side were second best as they went down to a 2-0 defeat to table-topping Manchester United. Ryan Giggs provided record signing Dimitar Berbatov with a tap-in on the hour before curling over a free-kick that allowed John O'Shea to mark his 350th Red Devils appearance with a goal as he guided a header into the far corner. "The best team won," he said. "For us to compete against a team like Manchester United we need everybody to be at their maximum. Instead I felt we were flat right from the start." Pulis had warm words for Giggs but reserved the best for Scholes. He added: "They are both great players but Scholes was magnificent, he was the best player on the pitch by a country mile. Then Giggs makes the two goals. You can only respect and admire them."