Marouane Fellaini: What really caused Man Utd's Champions League collapse

Marouane Fellaini (second right) says Manchester United were unlucky to lose last night

MAROUANE FELLAINI claims Manchester United's exit from the Champions League was not down to last night's defeat in Wolfsburg.

 

United lost 3-2 to the Bundesliga outfit to finish third in their group.

The result means Louis van Gaal's men must prepare for a Europa League knockout campaign next year.

But Red Devils midfielder Fellaini says yesterday's game was not the root of United's problems, and that a 0-0 draw with PSV in round five of the group was where their European campaign fell down.

 

"It is difficult for us. We are disappointed. We should win against PSV at home," the 28-year-old said.

"We were not lucky against Wolfsburg. In the last 10 minutes we played with 10 men [because of Chris Smalling's injury]. It was more difficult.

"But we have to forget this disappointment quickly. We have to recover quickly and focus on the next game."

 

United twice took the lead in Wolfsburg but went down to a late Naldo header on a frustrating night for Van Gaal.

"It was a crazy match," said Van Gaal.

"We didn't score many goals before and in an away match you score two goals - maybe three but one was cancelled out.

"But twice you give away a goal within two minutes of scoring, that's difficult to understand when you defend so well normally."

The result sees Wolfsburg top Group B while PSV came from behind to beat CSKA Moscow and clinch second place.