RLB POST RED DEVILS

It was a tough afternoon in Manchester as we suffered our second defeat of the season at Old Trafford. Regis noticed we were struggling in the first half and tweaked the side early to stay in the game, resulting in Simon Adingra making way before the half time interval. After the match RLB spoke about his decision making and how the game panned out.

ADINGRA SUB

"I don't think it's just a question of one player, that's never the case. It was a question of the main dynamic of the team, it wasn't efficient. It was probably really important to change something otherwise the score could have been different. In our squad we have different options and our philosophy is to give opportunities to everyone. If you work well, if you come off the bench and show good qualities then you'll have your opportunity to play. After that, because this league is really demanding you can't switch one game and you're at the level so you always need time and support."

POOR START

"I'm disappointed, because I think we that didn't start well. We were aware of their threat, how they can be direct and threaten from the second balls. They created from this point, their right side was very strong with Mbuemo and Amad. We were aware of this and prepared for it, but sometimes the reality is different. For 30 minutes, we were not able to manage this part of the game and probably we were a little bit sloppy on the ball as well, so we were just not always at the level required. Then at 2-0 game down the game is completely different, they sit deeper. We tried to go man for man and to try to create something a bit more simple for us. It was a question of duels, two or three chances for us and two or three for them. In the end our reaction wasn't enough."

GOOD LESSON

"It's a good lesson for us today, when we don't start properly either individually or collectively, you can feel that you are really fragile. You concede chances and can't express yourself with the ball. Even if Man Utd have struggled, they have always had the ability to create danger. We didn't manage their strengths properly, so in this case you can't expect anything. When we pushed a bit more we felt we create danger ourselves, but it wasn't enough.”

CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS

"Events like this happen during the game, but I don't want to complain because I think the main point was us. We weren't at the level expected and I don't think a refereeing decision would have been the difference. The penalty, I haven't seen the clip so I don't know."