Darren Fletcher admits Manchester United players have let David Moyes down

Darren Fletcher

Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has admitted that the Old Trafford side’s players have let down their manager David Moyes, as well as their supporters. The Scot told The Daily Star that their latest loss – a 2-1 home defeat to Swansea City in the FA Cup – was a “massive blow” and that the side are determined to turn their luck around, starting with the midweek Capital One Cup semi final with Sunderland.

“It’s a really disappointed dressing room in there,” said Fletcher in the wake of the latest defeat.

“It’s a massive blow, let’s not kid ourselves, this is a bad result.”

“There’s a lot of angry, hurt players and we feel like we’ve let the manager and the fans down.

“I thought we were the stronger team in the first half and that was the point where we should have gone on and finished the game off, or definitely taken the lead.”

“We never managed to do that and the red card gave them a great boost in the last 10 minutes, and they went on to get the winning goal.”

Fletcher went on to praise the club’s fans for sticking by the side, saying that the players are looking to repay the faith shown in them by the supporters.

“They’re really sticking by us and that’s great to see – we’ve got to repay that.”

“When we got to the Stretford End there were a lot of fans clapping and singing for United.

“The players have got to see that and know that the fans are behind us and put performances in for the them, the manager and the staff.

“It’s got to happen sooner rather than later and there’s not better occasion than the semi-final on Tuesday.”

Man United have now lost 4 of their last 6 home games, their worst run of form at Old Trafford since 1986, when they lost 5 in 7 home games.