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 Kansas City, Mo. – Sir Alex Ferguson wasn’t preoccupied with Manchester United’s first-ever loss on tour in North America.

In fact, he barely mentioned it.

“It was a competitive game and a good atmosphere,” Ferguson told reporters following a surprising 2-1 Kansas City victory in front of 52,424 fans at Arrowhead Stadium. “The stadium was terrific. The pitch was good. I don’t really have any complaints.”

A driving factor in the Scotsman’s mind was the play of rookie Teal Bunbury, whose pace, strength and power frustrated Smalling and Evans in the center of the field while Ryan Smith and Kamara provided attacking impetus on the wings.

Ferguson singled the young striker out for extra praise, even if he had a hard time remembering Bunbury’s name.

“In fairness, the center forward was a handful physically,” Ferguson said. “Handful. He gave us a hard time that way.”

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