Man Utd boss blames Nani

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Manchester United Manager Alex Ferguson criticized Portuguese winger Luis Nani after the team’s loss to rivals Chelsea in a Capital One Cup match played on Wednesday 31 October 2012 at the Stamford Bridge.

Nani lost the ball late on in normal time, that leading to Chelsea’s move that ended in Eden Hazard's penalty, converted to level the game at 3-3 in the 90th minute.

Experience

-All we needed to do was see the game out with good possession. Nani is experienced but he's a player who wants to beat men and I often discourage him from that. In that situation, if we'd kept the ball at the corner flag, we would have killed the game, Ferguson told Sky Sports 1.

-We had a lot of attacks and nothing came of them, and their counter-attack was very good, but if you're winning 3-2 in the final seconds of the game then you should see it out.We've only got ourselves to blame really.

-They're at home, you'd expect them to attack and they did. The way we approach games is always wanting to win, so you were always going to get an open game, Ferguson added.

Extra time

Chelsea won the game 5-4 in extra time.

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