O’Shea was handed the captain’s armband due to the absence of Rio Ferdinand.
“It was very special,” he told MUTV.
“I’ve done it in friendlies, which is also nice, but to do it in a league game when it really matters, for the manager to have that faith in me, is something special and something I’ll always cherish.”
“I enjoyed playing alongside Jonny Evans at centre-back, we know each other very well as we’re good friends off the pitch,” O’Shea added.
“So there wasn’t going to be a problem there and behind us Ben Foster showed he’s going to be a special keeper.”
