Sir Alex Ferguson admitted his tactics backfired as Manchester United were forced to come from behind to avoid an embarrassing defeat at Southampton in the FA Cup fourth round
Sir Alex Ferguson admitted his tactics backfired as Manchester United were forced to come from behind to avoid an embarrassing defeat at Southampton in the FA Cup fourth round.
The League one side bossed the first half and broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time. However, Ferguson's introduction of Nani and Ryan Giggs 13 minutes into the second half gave United the impetus and width that had been severely lacking.
While history books will show a United victory, Ferguson admits his decisions left the side on the back foot from the offset.
"Sometimes we make it difficult for ourselves but, in fairness, I maybe meddled with the system somewhat this afternoon," he told MUTV.
"We tried a diamond in the middle of the pitch and, of course, United are used to playing with width all the time and I think that was a problem for us. It wasn't working at all," he added.
