Wes Brown: We Let Ourselves Down

Wes Brown admitted "we let ourselves down" by conceding two late goals from set-pieces as the Reds slumped to a 2-1 defeat against West Ham.

The Reds had taken a first-half lead through Cristiano Ronaldo's header, while the Portuguese winger could have doubled the advantage after the break but missed from the penalty spot.

However, Brown refused to blame Ronaldo and simply insisted the Reds should have defended better.

"We got the lead and we've conceded from two set-pieces that we should have dealt with," Wes told MUTV. "We've let ourselves down.

"It was a tough game for us, but when we went in front we thought we would settle down and start passing. But we didn't get into our usual game. They kept going and caught us out with two set-pieces.

"If we had scored from the penalty then we would have been 2-0 up. Unfortunately Ronny missed it, but we were still winning 1-0 and we were still in control. We possibly dropped too deep after that, which put pressure on us."

It was a bad way to end the season, but Wes says there is no option but to look forward to the next game against Birmingham City on New Year's Day.

"We need to lift our heads for the match against Birmingham and hopefully go on a run of results. We need to get over this defeat. We'll all be thinking about it tonight, but the next game comes around quickly and we have to forget about it and make sure we do the job in the next match."