Nemanja Vidic insists there is no need to push the panic
button after United suffered an opening day defeat for the first time in
eight years away at Everton on Monday night.
Marouane
Fellaini's second half header from Darron Gibson's corner was the
difference between the two sides, although it's fair to say the Reds had
David De Gea to thank for keeping the Toffees at bay up until
half-time.
Despite an impressive debut from Shinji Kagawa and the
introduction of fellow new signing Robin van Persie, United lacked a
cutting edge in the final third and struggled to get in behind a dogged
Everton defence.
Vidic says the players are understandably
disappointed with the outcome and must be more clinical in front of goal
in their next outing at home to Fulham on Saturday.
"We knew it would be a hard game," he told MUTV
afterwards. "They did what they're best at - playing long balls and
focusing on set-pieces. They had a few chances and in the end deserved
to score, but we're never happy when we concede from a set-piece.
"We
had some possession but we weren't clinical. When you go away from home
you expect the home side to have some chances, but we need to be more
clinical.
"It wasn't a great game but we're already looking
forward to the next one. We've lost our first match [of the season] in
the past and finished well so hopefully we can win our next game and go
on a long run."
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