Ole Gunnar Solskjaer suggests Manchester United 'didn't have the right type of players' to play effectively against West Ham's low-block tactics on Wednesday night.
United crashed out of the Carabao Cup in midweek when they lost 1-0 at Old Trafford thanks to an early strike from West Ham forward Manuel Lanzini.
Despite the early setback United responded by dominating with their possession play but struggled to carve out any clear-cut chances of their own.
Speaking after the match Solskjaer rued the missed opportunities and suggested why his side were unable to find a way through their defensive opponents.
"Poor start, then some good bits, then towards the end when we went gung-ho we open ourselves up and of course they could have scored more," he told MUTV after the match.
"I thought the boys gave it a really good go. We ended with 27 shots which is really good for a team which hasn't been preparing too much.
"I thought when we were patient and ran and we tried to probe through the middle, we created some chances. We are not great when we play against a low-block and just sling crosses in because we are not that type of team, we didn't have them types of players. So we tried to play round them, through them, get in behind them but we did not create enough big chances.
"There were lots of shots from outside the box, blocked shots, but you know they gave it their all, tried and the attitude when they lost the ball, can't fault any player out there."
