Alan Oliver of the Chronicle reported: "There is no doubt that the under-achieving United players were told in no uncertain terms that not only the defeat but the manner of it was not good enough.
Roeder Locked Players In Dressing Room
Last Updated : 20-Mar-2007 byRoeder: "I needed to tell the players what my thoughts were because once again this was a game we should not have lost but we did. Just as we should not have lost at Fulham and Wigan.
"After Darren Bent's free-kick had hit the crossbar, they let Zheng Zhi react the quickest to nod in the rebound. This was mentioned. In fact, everything we did wrong got a mention in our dressing room after game."