Source: Eurosport
Ferguson blames `shoddy defending'
Sir Alex Ferguson slammed his Manchester United side's "shoddy defending" after their dreams of making history were shattered when they were beaten 2-0 by Barcelona in the Champions League final at the Stadio Olimpico.
Goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi gave the Spanish side their third Champions Cup and stopped United from becoming the first club to retain the trophy in its current format.
But it was the first goal after nine minutes when Eto'o was allowed to turn inside Nemanja Vidic and plant a right-foot shot past goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar which angered Ferguson in particular.
Ferguson said: "In our best performances this season we have defended very well, but the defending here was shoddy.
"The first goal didn't help. It gave them the opportunity to keep possession. We didn't plan to lose a goal early and we didn't deal with it well enough. That was the story. To lose a goal like that was a bad goal.
"It was a disappointing performance and some individuals will feel it themselves."
