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Eli Manning admitted he was finding it hard to believe that he had just steered the New York Giants to one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history.

The quarterback engineered a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter to clinch a stunning 17-14 result over the New England Patriots.

Despite throwing his first interception of the play-offs Manning was outstanding for the Giants, who won for the 11th straight time on the road.

His performance saw him named MVP, an achievement which his elder brother Peyton achieved last year when he lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy with the Indianapolis Colts.

Belief

"We believed in ourselves all year," Manning said after winning Super Bowl XLII.

"The guys on this team and the run we've made, it's hard to believe - it really is."

The 27-year-old certainly kept his cool in the closing stages, hitting Plaxico Burress for the go-ahead score with just 36 seconds remaining.

"It was a position (late on) that you want to be in," he added.

"You want to have the ball in your hands, with three minutes to go and to have to score a touchdown, that's where you want to be with a chance to win the game."

Greatest feeling

An emotional Burress, who had not trained all week due to injuries to his ankle and knee, hailed the performance of the Giants defence.

They held the record-breaking Patriots offence to just 14 points and sacked quarterback Tomb Brady five times.

"This is the greatest feeling in professional sports," the receiver said before breaking down in tears.

"For us to come out here and win a world championship tonight - nobody gave us a shot.

"Them guys (the defence) were out there playing phenomenal. We just hung in there and kept executing, we never got down on ourselves."