Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits they couldn't handle Charlie Adam during their stunning victory at Blackpool.
The Seasiders were leading 2-0, but the second-half introductions of Ryan Giggs and Javier Hernandez turned the game on its head and with Dimitar Berbatov scoring twice in a frenetic finish, United emerged 3-2 victors to stride five points clear at the top of the table.
"We were deep in the mire in the first half," said Ferguson.
"We just couldn't handle Charlie Adam's free-kicks and corners.
"We were all over the place. His corner kicks are worth £10million in themselves.
"The boy is an incredible striker of the ball. But the rhythm of our game was poor in the first half. Our penetration wasn't right.
"I just wonder if they were over confident before the game.
"They got a rude awakening but this is a result industry and we got a result which may have a big impact on the league at the end of the season."
