Boss: We Wasted Chances

United took all three points but Sir Alex was left ruing missed chances on a day when the Reds were almost “embarrassed” by top-flight newcomers Hull City.

The Reds won 4-3 but the manager told MUTV his side “should have won by 10”.

“We’re a bit low after that performance,” Sir Alex admitted. “We didn’t take our chances and that’s annoying. We should have scored 10 or 11 but we frittered our chances away and we’ve almost been left embarrassed.

“The only positive from today is that we’re creating chances. We’re playing some fantastic football at times.

“Ronaldo could have scored four or five. I don’t know how many chances Berbatov made today but we could have scored a lot of goals.”

The Reds definitely looked in full control when Nemanja Vidic put United 4-1 up after 57 minutes. But Hull substitute Bernard Mendy pulled one back before the game’s real turning point (according to Sir Alex) arrived.

“The deciding factor may have been when Michael Carrick was brought down on the edge of the box and [Michael Turner] didn’t get a booking,” Ferguson said.

“He’d already been booked so the referee failed in his duty there. It should have been a red card because he was right through. Even a yellow card and the player would have been off.

“And that makes a difference, you know. From there on, we missed all our chances, they’ve come back to 4-3 and we’re left scrambling to get a victory.”