Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had no excuses for his team after yesterday's disappointing 2-1 defeat at Liverpool.
Ferguson said: "Our defending was poor, we had a bad day. Overall they were far the better team.
"We started well, we scored a wonderful goal and Berbatov could have had one even earlier.
"But that is the time when you should establish yourself. But Liverpool made us make mistakes with their effort and tackling, and we did not cope with that at all well.
"It's hard to say why we were not able to respond to that, but we certainly could not cope with their strong tackling.
"They harassed us into mistakes, and they must take credit for how hard they pressed us when we had possession.
"We should be able to handle that better. There was nothing to take out of that performance in any way."