The Scottish tactician reiterated that the Red Devils must improve their penalty taking technique, which almost cost them three points last night.
Manchester United began their return to the UEFA Champions League with a match-up against Galatasaray at Old Trafford.
Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364 after resting them on the weekend.
Fergie’s troops started the game on a high and soon had their noses ahead with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Carrick-c25282 uncharacteristically notching the opener inside five minutes.
While the hosts looked to seal the match afterwards, the Turkish giants were stubborn in defence and in the 2nd half started dominating proceedings as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-Scholes-c29394 and Carrick failed to mop up the middle of the park.
However, the Reds were handed a golden chance to kill of the remaining minutes, as the referee awarded them a free-kick, which Luis http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 stepped up to convert.
After being under pressure for the majority of the campaign, it was the Portuguese International’s time to redeem himself, but he emphatically failed as his opposing number gathered the ball with ease.
It’s United’s third missed spot-kick of the season and while the fans are beginning to worry, Ferguson has waived away claims that this could become a permanent feature and instead added that it was his fault, as he should have named the player in-charge
of penalties beforehand.
“To be honest with you I had no idea. I think Nani just ran and grabbed the ball. I thought Robin should have taken it, to be honest with you. I think we will have to decide before the game that was my fault, I should have done that. Missing the penalty
kick still keeps them in the game. If it is 2-0 at that stage, it would have been very, very difficult for them to get back,” he said.
Even Nani seemed apologetic over his actions and claimed that the team will try to claim their scoring chances when they arise next time.
“This is just a moment. Everybody has missed a chance. Next time it doesn’t matter who’s going to take the penalty – we’ll score, 100 per cent.”
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