Gutted
didnt play as well as we know we can and some players were below what they have produced, but i dont think we disgraced ourselves at all.
man u were good in possesion but they didnt have loads of chances.it really was an excellent header by rooney, going backwards and putting it right in the spot brad couldnt quite reach. i hope he keeps this form going into the world cup.
our best player was probably gabby. superb running of the channels, hold up play etc. would have impressed capello. he had vidic and rafael shit scared with his pace. vidic should have been sent off, either a straight red for the penalty, or for 2 yellows.
milner was good too, and the other midfielders in patches. i thought ash and downing worked hard but there were some tackles they werent fully committing to and their final ball was poor. cant afford that against man u. petrov looked injured and ill but still gave his all.
defence looked shakey at times to be honest. collins didnt have a great game, kept giving berbatov far too much room and as hansen pointed out got drawn to the ball for the winning goal. if he had stayed with rooney then it would have stayed 1-1 i think. carlos did his best but he isnt a right back!
still, the experience will do us good, and i think man u having so much experience of finals (as well as having rooney) was the difference in the end.