Bruno Fernandes accused his teammates of being ‘too soft’ after they conceded two avoidable goals during Saturday’s final defeat against .
, but United were caught cold from the kick-off with their midfield guilty of failing to track the City skipper’s run.
Fernandes brought his side back into the game with an equaliser from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute after was controversially adjudged to have been guilty of a handball offence.
But City rallied at the start of the second period and benefited once more from generous United defending, as Gundogan was allowed to volley unchallenged from the edge of the penalty area and his scuffed effort beat an unsighted David de Gea.
‘We came back into the game, we started badly but came back into it and had good spells on the ball in the first half,’ said the United captain.
‘After we scored, we had some good counters but didn’t score. We conceded early in the second half and then still had other chances but we didn’t and City deserved the win.
‘We were too soft and gave up too much space for the first goal but it’s an amazing strike. If players are tighter then maybe they can stop it but it’s an amazing strike.’
Those sentiments were echoed by Erik ten Hag who struggled to hide his ire at the way in which United conceded the two goals that won the day for City.
‘We did very well, we conceded two soft goals but we were in the game,’ he said. ‘There was a great spirit and very good organisation.
‘They were tough goals, they were so soft and avoidable.
#When you play against City and you don’t concede almost nothing from open play it is a big credit for the team but if you concede goals like this it is disappointing.’
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