Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris admits they fell away after Manchester United took the lead for yesterday's 3-0 defeat.

Many fans booed the players off the pitch after another dispiriting, toothless performance from goal-shy Tottenham, who again failed to register a shot on target and have now lost exactly half of their Premier League matches so far this season.

"I think it was quite okay until we conceded the first goal. In the second half there were too many mistakes with the ball," Tottenham captain and goalkeeper Lloris told Sky Sports.

"With two or three passes they created chances and they scored two more goals. At points we were too naive in the second half. We expect more. We expect more belief. More pride.

"This is not the first time [we have played this poorly], even at home. We expected more against Chelsea. The next target is Thursday [against Vitesse]. We need to reanalyse and find some good.

"It's not a good moment at all. We concede too much, we don't score enough, we don't create enough. But I want to believe in the club and myself and my team-mates.

"We've only played 10 games in the league, but there's too much up and down. In one game we go through so many emotions. We seem to always go down. Confidence is key also."

Lloris was not surprised by the boos that rained down around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at full-time, though made a call for unity.

"When you're a professional you expect critics. The fans expect more from us, but this is not the moment to give up, this is the moment to stick together," he said.

"But also we need to find the solution to move on."