West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce branded Manchester United 'long ball' after yesterday's heart-breaking draw. Daley Blind scored in stoppage-time to rescue a scarcely deserved point for United after Cheikhou Kouyate's superb opener for the Hammers

"I suppose in the end we couldn't cope with long-ball United," Allardyce said on Sky Sports.

"It was just, 'thump it forward and see what they could get' and in the end it paid off for them."

He added in his post-match media conference: "You (the media) might just criticise Louis van Gaal for playing long balls as much as you've sometimes criticised me for being direct.

"(But) it's paid off for them, so you can't knock it in the end."