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United earn Hodgson's praise
Fulham, 16:41, February 19, 2009 ,
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson hopes his side's loss to Manchester United will do no lasting damage to his Fulham players.
The Cottagers went down 3-0 to an impressive Manchester United side and were immediately on the back foot when Paul Scholes scored a volley from a corner after 12 minutes.
Fulham, who are yet to win away and have scored just three goals away from Craven Cottage, were comprehensively beaten by Manchester United and Hodgson hopes the manner of the defeat has no major impact on his squad.
Speaking after the game Hodgson told Sky Sports: "I've got to say throughout the game that United played superbly and their passing and movement was very good.
"I wasn't that happy with our first-half performance, we maybe sat off too much, but we did better in the second half, much better.
"But, basically, when you come in two goals down against a team of this quality you know your chances of getting back into it are very, very minimal, so in the end I think this is one where we just have to accept defeat graciously, congratulate the better team on three points and make certain it doesn't do any lasting damage."