Manchester United manager David Moyes admits 2-2 draw to Fulham is as bad as it gets

DAVID Moyes says he has no idea how Manchester United didn’t beat Fulham, dubbing this Old Trafford draw “as bad as it gets”.

MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes says Fulham’s last-gasp draw with his side at Old Trafford was “as bad as it gets”.

Darren Bent scored a dramatic 94th-minute equaliser as the Premier League's bottom club Fulham undermined Manchester United's Champions League hopes in a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Fulham had taken a shock lead through Steve Sidwell in the 19th minute, but quick-fire goals from Robin van Persie and Michael Carrick in the final 12 minutes appeared to have set United on course for victory.

There was one final twist in the tale, however, as deep into stoppage time David de Gea could only push a Kieran Richardson shot into the air and Bent nodded in the rebound to earn Fulham a vital point.

The draw left United nine points adrift of Liverpool, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League place, while Fulham inched to within four points of safety at the foot of the table.

“It's been a bit like that this season,” said United manager David Moyes. “Today was as bad as it gets. We dominated the game. Being one down was bad enough. The amount of attempts, chances and play we had was unbelievable. How we didn't win I have no idea.

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“It's goals that count. You can have as much possession as you like. We should have scored more. You've got to try and keep making it work.

“The players tried that today and eventually the goals did come and I was more disappointed we didn't make it 3-1.

“It was a bit of carelessness at the back and we could have cleared the ball but didn't, and it cost us.”

Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen, a former United coach, had seen his side eliminated by third-tier Sheffield United in the FA Cup in mid-week, but after weathering early pressure, his side took the lead.

“They kept creating chances and crosses, but we defended fantastically well,” said Meulensteen.

“You think at the end all the hard work will slip away. But at the end, for Darren Bent to score that equaliser, it felt like a winner.”

United now find themselves six points behind fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur, who stole a march on Everton with a 1-0 victory over their Champions League qualification rivals at White Hart Lane.