Sir Alex Ferguson felt inexperience was to blame for Manchester United's surprise defeat by 10-man Kansas City Wizards. Kei Kamara scored the Wizards' winner in the 42nd minute as the Major League Soccer side excelled in front of 52,424 fans at the Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.
Dimitar Berbatov had pulled United level a minute earlier from the penalty spot after Davy Arnaud had opened the scoring for the hosts in the 11th minute. Although Jimmy Conrad was sent off for the tackle on Berbatov that led to the spot-kick, the Wizards stayed resilient and achieved a notable victory. It was United's first defeat on their North American tour following victories against Celtic and Philadelphia Union.
Ferguson fielded a young defence from the start, with Ben Amos in goal and Rafael, Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans and Ritchie De Laet making up the back four.
"I thought the inexperience of the defenders showed in the first 15 minutes. We never quite recovered from that. That was a bit of a handicap, that inexperience. I felt our young goalkeeper organised them and calmed them down," he said.