Manchester United boss David Moyes felt his players were
unfortunate to lose at Stamford Bridge but expressed his disappointment
at his side's defending for Chelsea's three goals.
Despite enjoying the lion's share of possession during the first
half, United still trailed 2-0 at the break as Samuel Eto’o hit twice,
and the home side were soon three goals to the good shortly after the
restart when the Cameroonian striker bagged his hat-trick.
"I
would [say we were unlucky to be 2-0 down at half-time]," said Moyes.
"We were unlucky with the first goal, but the other two that were from
set-pieces were our fault. It was terrible defending for the second goal
and just as bad as the one just after half-time."
However, Moyes
was pleased with the Reds’ high-tempo start to the game and felt that
United lacked only the finishing touch to several good chances to have
made it a much closer contest.
"I thought we played quite well at
times, especially during the first period of the game,” Moyes said. "We
had a couple of chances but we lacked that bit [extra], we just needed
someone to take the chances."
A disappointing afternoon for the
Reds was compounded when skipper Nemanja Vidic was sent off in injury
time after a tackle on Eden Hazard. The robust Serb will now miss three
matches, but Moyes felt the red card was somewhat harsh.
"I don't think it was a sending off," he commented. "Maybe a bit of
tiredness crept in towards the end when Hazard tried to go past him, but
I don't think it was a red card."
Despite a tough day at the
office, Moyes was in no mood for a let-up in the league, and although
the Reds now sit 14 points off top spot, the United boss implored his
players to keep on plugging away, while Wednesday’s Capital One Cup
semi-final second leg tie at Old Trafford now takes on even great
importance.
"[Top of the league] is a long way away but we'll
never say it's gone for us," he said. "We'll do our best to get out of
it if we can. I keep saying the best thing you can do is go and win your
next game and we'll try and do that."
ManUnited.com
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