Leonid Slutsky was left to lament Seydou Doumbia's crucial miss
after CSKA Moscow lost 1-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford on
Tuesday.
Leonid Slutsky was left to
lament Seydou Doumbia's
crucial miss after CSKA Moscow lost 1-0 to
Manchester United in the Champions League at
Old Trafford on Tuesday.
The Ivory Coast striker saw his initial shot kept
out by David de Gea before being thwarted at the second attempt by
in-form defender Chris Smalling after 77 minutes.
Two minutes later, Wayne Rooney headed in
United's first goal in 404 minutes to secure maximum points for the
hosts, and disappoint the CSKA coach.
"We tried to counter-attack. I think the [chance] with Seydou Doumbia contributed to the final result," he said.
"It's difficult to create chances in a game against Manchester United."
Rooney netted to end his own personal goal
drought of four games and despite claims Jesse Lingard had been in an
offside position before assisting the England international, Slutsky
avoided speculating.
"I don't really want to comment [about the goal]
because I haven't seen the replay yet. There was a big probability that
United would create a lot of chances and we had to be attentive to
that," he said.
"The players were not afraid. As I said, it's
always difficult to play against such a strong team as Manchester
United. We didn't have lots of possession, just as in the first game in
Moscow."
United are top of Group B on seven points, three clear of CSKA " who are bottom.
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