Fulham forward Louis Saha was disappointed not to have scored more in Sunday’s defeat at the hands of Manchester United.
The French striker bagged a brace as Jean Tigana’s side twice lead against the defending champions in their first top flight fixture for 33 years but told tonight’s Evening Standard that he felt responsible for Fulham’s defeat having failed to comlete a hat-trick.
“I was disappointed because I missed chances.. Once I almost missed the ball completely when I was on my own in the penalty area and I had another chance with my head. Barry Hayles missed one as well and I think those misses in the first half were the key to the game. At the top level you have to score more of your chances. You rarely get the chance to score so many goals at Old Trafford and I think it would have been difficult for them to come back if they had gone 3-0 down.”
Saha hopes that his stirring start to the season, after scoring 27 league goals as the Whites stormed to the First Division title last season, will boost Fulham’s confidence as they look to establish themselves in the Premiership.
 “It is great to play at this level and against exciting players like David Beckham and Juan Veron. Maybe it was important to play against United at the start of the season because they gave us more space to play in attack. But I will take some confidence from the game, especially because I scored past Barthez and he is a great goalkeeper. I don’t want to stop there though, I want to keep going.”
