positions earlier in Group B is to blame for their
Champions League exit, says Ashley Young:- Photo Filed.
Ashley Young has blamed a lack of killer instinct earlier in the
Champions League for Manchester United's exit, rather than
Tuesday's defeat to Wolfsburg.
United were dumped out of Europe's premier club competition
after a 3-2 defeat in Germany, their exit confirmed as PSV
recorded a 2-1 win over CSKA Moscow to progress at their
expense.
However, Young says their stuttering form in Group B was more
to blame than their collapse at the Volkswagen Arena.
Young highlighted both of United's games with PSV as matches
they should have won – they lost the away game and drew 0-0
at home – while they only took a point at CSKA Moscow.
"I think what has cost us is not winning the games when we
should have done, like PSV Eindhoven at home," Young told
MUTV. "We had the chance to win that and we would have gone
through on the night if we had.
"So it could have been a totally different story going into the
Wolfsburg match."
The 30-year-old hopes their exit – and subsequent transfer to
the Europa League – will not have a negative effect on their
form, with United already on a four-game winless run in all
competitions.
He added: "We've got great character and a great team spirit, so
I don't think that [a drop in form] will happen.
"We are fully aware of what will happen [to our fixture list with
the Europa League] and we are disappointed but we have to
dust ourselves down and go again on Saturday."
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