Wayne Rooney speaks
The scoreline was deserved. The really disappointing is that we didn’t do the basics – winning duels, second balls, stopping crosses. We didn’t play with the confidence we’ve shown in the last few weeks; we didn’t take the ball well enough. I’m disappointed and angry, because that’s not a performance I want to see.
We stressed to the players that the threat was from crosses, cutbacks and Barry Bannan getting on the ball. He ran the game. We weren’t aggressive enough, we didn’t win our tackles. That’s not acceptable, that performance.
Players have to earn the right to play. You can lose football games, that happens, but there’s a way [to lose]. We had a lot of fans here today, who travelled a long way, and the performance we gave them wasn’t good enough. We have to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Maybe it’s a bit of a shock to the new players coming into the league. They know now what to expect. It’s something for us to look at, and it’s something I didn’t expect today, but it’s just one game.
Danny Rohl’s verdict
We saw a lot of things that we worked in the last six weeks. We are fit, we can run and we played very well with and without the ball. Well done.
We can still be more clinical; we missed some good chances. It’s a good step but it’s just the first step – there are 45 more.
The fans can dream, they have high expectations. The atmosphere was great, but for me the next game is the important one. I’m very proud of my team today.
