Newport County boss Graham Coughlan had no complaints after their FA Cup defeat to Manchester United.

United were pushed all the way by Newport before winning their Fourth Round tie 4-2.

Coughlan later said: "The best team won, they were clinical when they got their chances. At 2-2 the ball comes off the post and it fell to Antony. I did think at 2-2 we could possibly force a replay if we could weather the storm. Class saw them through.

"A lesser team might have chucked the towel in but I spoke about character at half-time. The lads reacted really well in the second half. When you score two goals against Manchester United, that creates memories. That will live with our boys forever. I've challenged our lads to push on.

"This week has been brilliant. It's our first defeat in seven or eight. The takeover has given us a little injection. These lads will live with the memories but let's go and make more memories and close that gap in League Two. We pushed them as hard as we could and I'm so proud."

On the experience he'll remember, Coughlan said: "Getting beat I suppose. You want memories to be successful. I'm a bad loser. There's a real good bond in that dressing room and they represented the club immensely today. It wasn't to be but I'm so proud of the lads. We needed those little moments and it didn't fall for us.

On his United-supporting family, he added: "They'll probably be feeling the same as me, a little bit dejected. It hasn't sunk in for me yet what we've achieved. We've just come up a little bit short on the day."