Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said his side must
quickly put behind them the shock 1-0 Carling Cup defeat at
Southend on Tuesday.
He said: "We need to look forward, not back. It was a disappointing
night but there is no need for a knee-jerk reaction, no mass
sackings.
"Maybe there will be a little bit of recrimination and maybe a few
of my players will be embarrassed.
"They have to pick themselves up, that is the name of the game at
this club."
United fell to Freddie Eastwood's stunning first-half 30-yard
free-kick.
And Ferguson said: "I bet he doesn't score another goal like that
in his life.
"If you are going to lose, it might as well be to something special
like that."
"It is a great reminder to everyone at the club that football can
smack you in the face.
"I have been here 20 years and I am not impervious to it
either.
"In a way, it is great for me because I know tomorrow we can pull
our togs on and start working again.
"There is no harm in defeat providing it improves you and you can
learn from it.
"We have lost three times this season now, all 1-0, so there is not
much wrong with us.
"Our form in the league has been good and we will be ready to face
Blackburn on Saturday."
