Source: Daily_Mail
Porto panic: Holders United held at home by late Gonzalez stunner
Sir Alex Ferguson fears Manchester United are on the brink of crashing out of the Champions League after a night of kamikaze football against Porto.[LNB]United were held 2-2 at Old Trafford - they have now conceded eight goals in their last three games at home - and must become the first English team to win at Porto's Stadium of Dragons if they want to advance to the semi-finals.[LNB] Frustration: Ronaldo looks dejected asUnited slip up[LNB] Manchester Utd 2 Porto 2: Weakness at the back puts Portuguese champions in box seatMartin Samuel: Marathon men hit the wall as they enter the final stretchHonours even: Porto punish United's shaky defence as spectacular Adebayor strike fires Arsenal to a Champions League drawManchester Utd 2 Porto 2: all the action as it happened Goals from Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez were not enough for United, who have lost their way in the last three weeks and are struggling for form.[LNB]By contrast, Arsenal were celebrating a 1-1 draw at Villarreal, courtesy of Emmanuel Adebayor's spectacular scissor kick equaliser, which gives them a great chance of reaching the last four.[LNB]Manager Ferguson was critical of his United team as the defending champions were left facing a surprise exit against the Portuguese underdogs.[LNB]He slammed his side's lack of concentration as Porto hit back late on to take a draw from their Champions League quarter-final first leg.[LNB]Mariano Gonzalez grabbed the equaliser for the visitors to Old Trafford with 90 seconds left, and Ferguson said: 'The result was about right - first half they were the better side but second half we improved and got more possession.[LNB]'But getting the (second) goal the way they did - we should really have defended that. It was a bad goal to lose.[LNB] Down on his luck: Wayne Rooney appeals unsuccessfully for a foul by Porto's Fernando[LNB]'It's been a hard two days for the players after playing Aston Villa on Sunday, but they were lacking in concentration.'[LNB]Ferguson, who said centre half Jonny Evans had limped out with a groin injury, added: 'You get a 2-1 lead with four or five minutes left, you really should see it out.[LNB]'We've got a game on Saturday (at Sunderland), there's still a lot going for us, but it's a difficult game now in Porto, no question of that.'[LNB]Adebayor admitted he does not know how he scored the acrobatic effort which put Arsenal in the driving seat after the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.[LNB]Adebayor executed a stunning bicycle kick in the second half to equaliser and give Arsenal the cushion of an away goal for the return leg at Emirates Stadium.[LNB]'I'm really pleased with how I played. I don't even know how I scored, but the most important thing is that the ball went in,' the Togo striker said.[LNB]'The most important thing is to play and do something good here and I think we have done that quite well.[LNB]'It was difficult for us because we played against a team who play good football, but we enjoyed it.[LNB]'Even though the second leg is going to be tough we are playing at home.'[LNB] Manchester Utd 2 Porto 2: Weakness at the back puts Portuguese champions in box seatMartin Samuel: Marathon men hit the wall as they enter the final stretchHonours even: Porto punish United's shaky defence as spectacular Adebayor strike fires Arsenal to a Champions League drawManchester Utd 2 Porto 2: all the action as it happened [LNB] [LNB]
