Ryan Giggs said Manchester United FC were "obviously disappointed" after dropping three points off the pace in the Premier League with Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers FC.
Sent upstairs
Nicolas Anelka scored the only goal of the game after eleven minutes and to add to United's problems, Sir Alex Ferguson spent the second half in the stands after being dismissed from the touchline by referee Mark Clattenburg. "I made my feelings known to the referee and he did not like it," said the manager. "Some referees don't like the truth and so I had to spend the second half upstairs."
'We have to move on'
Giggs was eager to put the game behind him as he looked ahead to midweek action in Europe, saying: "We're obviously disappointed, but we have to move on now. We have a game [against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the UEFA Champions League] on Tuesday and we have to go out and perform. We need to get back on track as soon as possible. We've done it before and we have to do it again."
Defensive lapse
Sir Alex defended his players despite conceding from a set piece against Bolton, saying: "It was difficult to break Bolton down because after they went 1-0 up at their home ground, they just defended." He added: "You don't like losing goals and Bolton are famed for their set-piece play. It was something we discussed before the game - we said: 'If you handle that we should be okay'. But we didn't and it was a good start for them."
Meanwhile, Bolton manager Gary Megson was delighted after celebrating his first win since taking over from Sammy Lee. "Any win in the position we are in is a good win," he said. "To beat a team when nobody expects you to has been a big fillip for the club." Bolton can now take some confidence into their UEFA Cup Group F home game against FC Aris Thessaloniki on Thursday night.
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