Uwe Rosler bemoaned his side’s misfortune following Saturday’s late defeat to Brighton, but the United head coach insists “we can’t feel sorry for ourselves” as he now prepares the team for Wednesday’s trip to Fulham.

United, who were reduced to 10 men in the closing stages having used all three substitutions when goalscorer Liam Cooper was forced off through injury, looked to be on course for a point against the league leaders at Elland Road.

But substitute Bobby Zamora struck with just one minute remaining on the clock, calmly lofting the ball over Marco Silvestri to snatch the three points, after Cooper’s 23rd-minute header had cancelled out Solly March’s opener.

"Things are just not going for us at the moment,” Rosler said.

“There were three key moments in the game. They scored from their first attack and I feared the worst but we showed terrific character and got a quick equaliser.

"The second key moment was when Chris Wood didn't take his unbelievable opportunity.

“The game looked like ending 1-1, so we brought on Mirco Antenucci and Will Buckley to try and win it but the third key moment was Liam Cooper's injury, leaving us with 10 men.

"Having said all that, we can't feel sorry for ourselves. There are a lot of people far worse off than us so we have to pick ourselves up and go again.

“I feel a bit sorry for the players, supporters and owner. When you invest as much as the players do in training and get so little back it's disappointing.”