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Karine Grigoryan

09-12-2020 | 13:30 Football
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Harry Maguire sends message to team-mates after RB Leipzig defeat

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has sent a message to his teammates after a disappointing 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig in the Champions League final round of the group stage, which saw them drop to the Europa League as they finished 3rd in the group. United needed at least one point to qualify, however, Bruno Fernandes 80th minute penalty and Ibrahima Konate's own goal at the 82nd minute were not enough to beat Leipzig. "We started the game too slow. It wasn't good enough," he told BT Sport "The first 20 minutes we weren't at it. They put two balls in the box and we failed to deal with them. "We have to look at ourselves, we gave ourselves too much to do. You've seen how close we came at the end but we started too slow and we can't keep falling behind. "We said on Saturday at half-time, 2-0 down, the next goal is crucial and we said it again tonight. They made it 3-0 and the task becomes even bigger. The third goal proved to be the crucial one but even three down we came close at the end. "I don't want to look at excuses. We have to go out and be aggressive, win balls. That's the basics. If you can't defend crosses you're going to lose games. I don't want to look at shape - it's not an excuse. "It's a tough group but we felt we should get through. That's the standards of this club. I'm gutted for everyone, we worked so hard to reach this competition. No matter what group we got it would be tough. We have to do more." source - Express / Join us on Telegram

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