David Moyes slammed Manchester United's "worst"
UEFA Champions League performance this term after they lost 2-0 at Olympiacos.
Alejandro Dominguez and on-loan Arsenal forward Joel
Campbell struck either side of half-time for the hosts, who were superior to
the Premier League champions for the vast majority of the contest.
United's defence of their top-flight title already looks
set to end in failure but, despite also being out of both domestic cup
competitions, their performances in Europe have provided a crumb of comfort
during Moyes' trying first season at the helm.
But his team were unable to touch the form that saw them
through to the last 16 as unbeaten Group A winners.
"It's the worst we've played in Europe, that's for
sure - a really poor performance tonight," United manager Moyes said at
his post-match press conference.
"We never really got going from the start and we
didn't deserve anything because of the way we played.
"We just never really got to grips with things and
to a man you could hardly pick any body out. We just didn't perform tonight.
"We came into the game on good form, with a good
mindset, but it didn't show.
"I'm just surprised. I didn't see that level of
performance coming.
"I still didn't think we were necessarily two goals
worse off in the game but we didn't offer enough on the night to create a
goal."
Moyes conceded that the visiting dressing room at the
Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis was a bleak place to be at full-time but he retains
hope of a famous European triumph to rival any Old Trafford has seen over the
club's illustrious history when the return clash takes place on March 19.
He added: "The players are hurting as well, they
know how they performed. But it's a team here and we'll stick together.
"There's a second game to come. Old Trafford has
seen some great nights in the past and I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing
another one."
Culled from Soccerway
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