Matheus Cunha said he was "so disappointed" that Manchester United conceded early goals against Aston Villa, repeating a problem the team had discussed after their comeback win over Roma. United drew 4-4 with Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, having fallen two goals behind inside the first four minutes.
Repeat of Roma Mistakes
United had beaten Roma 3-2 in the Champions League earlier in the week, overturning a two-goal deficit in the second half after trailing at the interval. Manager Michael Carrick had wanted his side to avoid giving themselves another mountain to climb against Villa, but the Reds conceded twice in the opening minutes.
Cunha told Sky Sports: "So disappointed, after the other night we talked a lot about how not to concede goals and then change our mentality to come again."
Cunha Calls for Better Start
"We did it again, conceded goals. We can't do that. We need to play like Man United and go forward and create chances, play with more courage. After we concede goals, we show character, but if we do this before, we can win much more games."
Asked why United conceded early goals again, he responded: "I don't know - everyone tries to get answers for that. We want to be the best and show that we can come back. We need to show the mentality to do this from the start."
Fans' Frustration Understood
United fans showed their frustration with the club's predicament and ownership during the game, something Cunha sympathised with. "Before we played everyone is a fan," he said. "You understand why they are frustrated. This is completely fine, we understand. We are on the pitch and we need to manage this. We need to change the mentality - be in the game."
"I don't think the fans are against us it's just that they want to see us perform and win games. Before anything else we need to look inside to us - the players, the staff. It's a huge club, and to feel something like this [being in the relegation zone] is not normal - we need to come back."
"Many more things to do, we have lots more games. We need to learn from the last seasons. We can not do the same things. We're good enough to go and change our situation - fight for us, the players and staff. We only ask for the fans to keep doing what they are doing because it helps us."
