Marco Silva has admitted that he was disappointed with how his Fulham side conceded a last-minute goal to lose 2-1 to Manchester United on Sunday evening.
In the final game before the break for the World Cup, Fulham had been looking to solidify their top-10 position in the Premier League standings.
While the Cottagers still sit in ninth spot, they missed the chance to be a point better off as Alejandro Garnacho scored a 93rd-minute winner at Craven Cottage.
Earlier in the contest, former Man United winger Daniel James had cancelled out Christian Eriksen's opener to put the West Londoners on course for a share of the spoils.
However, as Fulham looked to push for a late goal of their own, the hosts lost control of the situation to allow Garnacho to fire past Bernd Leno, ensuring that United strengthened their grip of fifth place.
After the game, Silva felt that his side did not deserve to lose in dramatic circumstances for the second match in succession, yet acknowledged that his players contributed to their own downfall.
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Speaking to Sky Sports, the Portuguese said: "It's the second game in a row. We didn't deserve that result. First half we were trying to control the game, we were more on the front foot but we know the players and the quality they have.
"When you lose the ball and you don't react in the right way then they can punish you with [Anthony] Martial, [Marcus] Rashford and [Anthony] Elanga. In the second half we knew it would be hard to control the game always but that was our plan, to play our way. We reacted really well after their goal and our second half was really good.
"We created chances from the first minute of the second half and scored a good goal, a good offensive transition. But then the second goal, we cannot concede goals like that. We worked so hard to try and get a result. We have to be proud of the team and how they played but it is hard to take."
As well as being two points adrift of seventh position, last season's Championship winners are six points clear of the relegation zone.
Like the rest of the Premier League, Fulham do not return to action until Boxing Day when they face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Darren Plant
