HERRERA UPSET WITH UNITED PERFORMANCE

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera says everybody will analyse the 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield Town and get to the bottom of what happened at the John Smith's Stadium.

The Reds struggled to match the home team's spirit, particularly in the first half, and were unable to retrieve a 2-0 half-time deficit, although substitute Marcus Rashford did pull a goal back. There were no excuses from last term's United Player of the Year, who stressed there would be an inquest into the damaging loss.
With Manchester City beating Burnley 3-0, United have lost ground on our neighbours in the table and the below-par display in the opening of the match has cost Jose Mourinho's men. The boss suggested after the game that he agreed with Herrera's assessment about the team's attitude but the side must regroup ahead of Tuesday night's Carabao Cup tie at Swansea City and next weekend's big match with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.
"It was a very tough day because we had a big chance to keep winning games," Herrera told MUTV. "We didn’t do it. They were more aggressive in the first half and played with more passion in the first 30-35 minutes.
"After that, we came back into the game well and tried to play side to side. We put in a lot of crosses but, when you’re losing 2-0 against such a passionate team, it’s not easy to equal the game. But we now have to analyse why we lost. We cannot concede what we did in the first 30-35 minutes and this is the Premier League, it’s not easy.
"We [just] have to analyse that between us, I don’t think it’s time to talk here now. We have to speak between us, but that’s what happened. They were more passionate in the first 30 minutes."
Herrera felt United could have scrambled a late equaliser despite not being at our best throughout a game played in strong wind and driving rain.
"I had one chance with my head and Chris Smalling, in the last few seconds also, but when you are playing against such a passionate team, they are all going to defend, even the crowd as well," he added.
"They deserve the victory. We didn’t do enough to get the three points and we cannot think now that we have lost everything because we still have to play a lot of games. We now have two very tough Premier League games, you never know, you can win against anyone and lose against anyone.
"You want the opportunity to play again as quickly as possible and that’s what’s going to happen again against Swansea."