Sir Alex Ferguson was left ruing Manchester United’s failure to close the gap on Chelsea, Everton and Arsenal after his side’s 1-1 draw with Fulham.
Chelsea and the Gunners were involved in a 2-2 stalemate on Sunday, giving United the chance to reduce the deificit between themselves and their rivals.
But Ferguson said: “I think what makes it so bad is that both our rivals dropped points at the weekend.
“It was a great opportunity – and we haven’t delivered.”
He said: “It was a good performance – some of the football was fantastic – but we just didn’t finish them off.
“In fairness, it’s a fantastic strike from the Fulham player.”
The result leaves Ferguson’s side fourth in the league on 31 points – four points behind Arsenal, five behind second-placed Everton and nine behind leaders Chelsea.
