Ferguson left to rue late slip

MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson felt his side were in complete control of their Capital One Cup clash with Chelsea last night - until the Blues levelled at the death and went on to seal the victory in extra–time.

Goals from Ryan Giggs, Javier Hernandez and Nani had seen United take the lead three times - only to see a David Luiz penalty, Gary Cahill header and last–gasp spot–kick from Eden Hazard peg them back each time.

Daniel Sturridge and Ramires then struck in extra–time before Giggs scored from the penalty spot in the last minute to end the game with Chelsea 5–4 winners.

Ferguson felt Nani took the wrong option as the game ticked into added time and believes his younger players started to struggle late on.

"We gave the ball away for the third goal," he said. "We were in complete control of the game at that point, playing really good football and all we needed to do was see the game out and keep possession.

"The young players started to feel it and it was very difficult for them in extra–time.

“They had a lot of attacks but nothing really came of them. Our counter–attacks were very good but if you're winning 3–2 in the final seconds of the game, you really should see it out — we have only ourselves to blame, really.”





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