Monday, 12th January, 2015
Wayne Rooney feels Manchester United were the better team yesterday against Southampton and didn’t deserve to lose.
Manchester United’s eleven-game unbeaten run in all competitions came to a screeching halt when they lost 1-0 at Old Trafford against the Saints.
A Dusan Tadic strike in the in the 69th minute helped Southampton to stop the Red Devils' juggernaut.
It was Manchester United’s first league defeat since losing to Manchester City in November and their first home loss since the first day of the season.
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With 60% possession, Manchester United dominated the game and Rooney feels his team didn’t deserve to end the day empty handed.
The Manchester United captain lauded Southampton’s defensive organisation, but believes the Red Devils were the better team and should have got something out of the game.
“I think we deserved to win the game, but that's football", Rooney told MUTV.
"Overall we had the better chances and played the better football, but we were punished for not taking our chances.
“I thought we stopped their threats for the majority of the game, but they had one chance in the second half and they took it”, he elaborated.
“We created three great chances late on and we had a few in the first half too.
“Southampton defended well but we were the better team and we feel we deserved more from the game.”
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