Man United held for third time this season after leading -- now by West Bromwich in 2-2 draw
Man United held for third time this season after leadingu00a0-- now by West Bromwich in 2-2 draw
Manchester United squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion as Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to leave Wayne Rooney on the bench backfired Saturday.
United looked to be cruising to victory after goals from Mexican international Javier Hernandez and Nani fired the Red Devils into a 2-0 lead after 25 minutes at Old Trafford.
But West Bromwich Albion pulled a goal back on 50 minutes when Patrice Evra deflected a Chris Brunt free-kick into his own goal, before an Edwin Van der Sar howler five minutes later gifted Somen Tchoyi an equaliser.
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"We created some really glorious chances in the first half to kill the game off," Ferguson told Sky Sports.
"It's frustrating because it turned a really top performance into one where we've dropped two points. It's not acceptable for anyoneu00a0-- the supporters, myself, the players.
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"We really need to dig a little bit deeper when we get chances to kill teams off." Ferguson meanwhile refused to point the finger at Van der Sar after the veteran Dutch keeper's blunder.
"You've just got to forgive him that," Ferguson said. "I said to him probably the last time he made a mistake like that was at primary school. It's just inexplicable."
Rooney benched
Ferguson did not comment about the other major talking point of the dayu00a0-- his decision to bench Rooney.
The move came amid heightened speculation of tension between Ferguson and Rooney, who last week openly contradicted the United boss's claims he was injured by defiantly stating he was fully fit.
Results
Chelsea 0 Aston Villa 0
Arsenal 2 Birmingham 1
Fulham 1 Tottenham 2
Newcastle 2 Wigan 2
Wolverhampton 1 West Ham 1
Bolton 2 Stoke City 1
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