I will never forget Tuesday night.The build-up, the emotions, what it meant to everyone — how can you not remember that for the rest of your life?

Most of all, though, it was the match itself and the way we won it.

If you had sat down with a script writer before this final game at the Boleyn Ground and worked out something for the match — it would not have been so different to the reality.

First, who do we want to play? Let’s go for a mega-club, the biggest in the country, one with lots of history and tradition in English football.

In other words, let’s go for Manchester United.

Now we have to make the match important. Okay, let’s make United have a chance to overtake their great rivals City and put themselves in with a chance of a Champions League spot.

And let’s make West Ham desperate to win that last-ever game at their old stadium and make themselves favourites for Europa League qualification.

What about the match itself? We certainly don’t want a 0-0 or a one-sided game. No, we want plenty of goals — say five — and the result in doubt right up until the end.

Finally, we want West Ham to win because their crowd will go wild and it will make a great climax to the match, before the curtain comes down at Upton Park.

If that was the script, it was written somewhere else — maybe in the stars—— but that’s exactly what happened.

Now we have one final challenge, at Stoke on Sunday — and we will be ready.

Tuesday night was very emotional and that drains you but now it’s only one more game and then, that’s it.

The guys will be fully motivated and shouldn’t be too tired. Tuesday to Sunday gives everyone a good time to recover and be ready.

There was a lot of pressure on the players before Tuesday night’s game and they handled it really well. We tried to minimise it as much as we could but you couldn’t just ignore 112 years of history — you had to embrace it.

In Pictures: West Ham vs Man United Boleyn Ground farewell 29 show all In Pictures: West Ham vs Man United Boleyn Ground farewell 1/29 Boleyn farewell Mark Noble signs off in style. 2/29 Boleyn winner What a way to end it - Winston Reid scores the winner! 3/29 Claret & Blue The Boleyn crowd were colour-coordinated for the match. 4/29 End of an era One last match at the Boleyn Ground. 5/29 Boleyn gates The gates will open for one last Premier League game. 6/29 Boleyn tears West Ham weren't blessed with the weather on Tuesday. 7/29 Long live the Boleyn A claret and blue reminder. 8/29 Farewell Boleyn Plenty of merchandise to be had before kick-off. 9/29 Eager fans Police manage the crowd on a busy Green Street. 10/29 One final time One punter is well dressed for the occasion. 11/29 Well stocked Fans enjoy their pre-match food at a local cafe. 12/29 Get your programmes! The last ever Boleyn Ground match programme. 13/29 Hiding the tears A few fans enjoy the wet weather. 14/29 Bubble and squeak More fans tuck in to pre-match dinner. 15/29 Bye bye Bobby Hammers fans celebrate at the famous Bobby Moore statue near the Boleyn Ground. 16/29 Blowing bubbles Wayne Rooney walks out to an extraordinary atmosphere. 17/29 Boleyn clash Juan Mata feels the force of a Mark Noble tackle. 18/29 Hammers lead Diafra Sakho celebrates putting the Hammers 1-0 up. 19/29 Bright lights Sakho competes for a high ball under the floodlights. 20/29 Parity restored Anthony Martial celebrates his first goal of the evening. 21/29 All square David De Gea celebrates in front of West Ham's fans. 22/29 United ahead Martial and former Hammer Michael Carrick celebrate the striker's second. 23/29 Fairytale ending But West Ham would not be denied as Antonio and Reid struck to win it. 24/29 A legend Sir Trevor Brooking says goodbye to the Boleyn. 25/29 Claret & Blue pt. 2 The pitch is showered with confetti. 26/29 Taxi to Stratford A London taxi is suitably decked out in West Ham colours to brings former players onto the pitch. 27/29 Lasers! The Hammers' reported £250,000 budget was put to good use. 28/29 All together now The West Ham squad celebrate for one last time. 29/29 Suited and booted Paolo Di Canio wore a spectacular claret and blue suit for the occasion. 1/29 Boleyn farewell Mark Noble signs off in style. 2/29 Boleyn winner What a way to end it - Winston Reid scores the winner! 3/29 Claret & Blue The Boleyn crowd were colour-coordinated for the match. 4/29 End of an era One last match at the Boleyn Ground. 5/29 Boleyn gates The gates will open for one last Premier League game. 6/29 Boleyn tears West Ham weren't blessed with the weather on Tuesday. 7/29 Long live the Boleyn A claret and blue reminder. 8/29 Farewell Boleyn Plenty of merchandise to be had before kick-off. 9/29 Eager fans Police manage the crowd on a busy Green Street. 10/29 One final time One punter is well dressed for the occasion. 11/29 Well stocked Fans enjoy their pre-match food at a local cafe. 12/29 Get your programmes! The last ever Boleyn Ground match programme. 13/29 Hiding the tears A few fans enjoy the wet weather. 14/29 Bubble and squeak More fans tuck in to pre-match dinner. 15/29 Bye bye Bobby Hammers fans celebrate at the famous Bobby Moore statue near the Boleyn Ground. 16/29 Blowing bubbles Wayne Rooney walks out to an extraordinary atmosphere. 17/29 Boleyn clash Juan Mata feels the force of a Mark Noble tackle. 18/29 Hammers lead Diafra Sakho celebrates putting the Hammers 1-0 up. 19/29 Bright lights Sakho competes for a high ball under the floodlights. 20/29 Parity restored Anthony Martial celebrates his first goal of the evening. 21/29 All square David De Gea celebrates in front of West Ham's fans. 22/29 United ahead Martial and former Hammer Michael Carrick celebrate the striker's second. 23/29 Fairytale ending But West Ham would not be denied as Antonio and Reid struck to win it. 24/29 A legend Sir Trevor Brooking says goodbye to the Boleyn. 25/29 Claret & Blue pt. 2 The pitch is showered with confetti. 26/29 Taxi to Stratford A London taxi is suitably decked out in West Ham colours to brings former players onto the pitch. 27/29 Lasers! The Hammers' reported £250,000 budget was put to good use. 28/29 All together now The West Ham squad celebrate for one last time. 29/29 Suited and booted Paolo Di Canio wore a spectacular claret and blue suit for the occasion.

The media commitments were heavy for myself and Mark Noble but that is how it is. I don’t much like it so much the day before a game but perhaps we should do more of it in view of the result!

People have asked me if I considered making changes to the team, especially after the bitter disappointment of the 4-1 defeat by Swansea.

You always consider changes after a defeat and, yes, I thought about it. I talked to my staff who reminded me that, before the Swansea match, we had gone 10 games unbeaten in the Premier League with mostly the same system. Even in the Swansea match there were positive things. For 20 minutes we were really good but we didn’t score and even later, when we were losing 2-0, we didn’t stop trying. Even at 3-0 there was a feeling like — if we can score one here, we can still do something.

We did score and at 3-1 we were close to a second goal before they broke away and the game was definitely over.

There were a few options for the United game but why change it for one game, particularly as I had seen some positives even in that Swansea defeat? As it happened, we made the right decision.

I said to the players, staff and, yes, even to myself on Tuesday night: “However it finishes we have had a really good season.”

We didn’t want to lose this final home game, though, not with everything that surrounded it, against a Manchester United side who needed the points like crazy — maybe even more than us.

I thought we were excellent from beginning to end. Yes, for some parts of the game they had some possession and the danger was that when Wayne Rooney got hold of the ball in the middle of the park and he hit diagonal passes, it could cause us problems.

Generally, though, we were good in everything. We defended tight as a team, we were good with long balls, with combinations and we had pace.

The real key was that we didn’t shrink because of the occasion but we absorbed it in a positive way.

It was a great performance and I must admit I did feel the emotion when that final whistle sounded. I was so proud of everyone, especially the players and I knew what it meant to everyone, not only to those in the stadium but also to all the people, alive or dead now, for whom the place meant so much.

Just at that moment, I really felt the legacy of 112 years of history — and it meant a great deal.

The atmosphere was incredible and, of course, I’d like to bottle it and take it with us to our new home. Before that, though, I am sure the fans who are at Stoke on Sunday will do their best.