Steve Evans voiced his disappointment with his side’s display following Saturday’s 1-0 defeat away to QPR.

Charlie Austin’s second-half header won it for the hosts on a frustrating afternoon where Evans admitted United were “poor all over the pitch”.

Austin escaped his marker to guide home Alejandro Faurlin’s corner just two minutes after stepping off the bench, and the highly sought after striker would have added a second moments later if it wasn’t for the goalkeeping heroics of Marco Silvestri.

Along with debutant Liam Bridcutt and the returning Charlie Taylor, Silvestri was one of three players who escaped Evans’ criticism as he ensured his side remained within a shout of snatching a point with a string of fine saves.

But a late bout of pressure proved to be fruitless as United returned to West Yorkshire empty handed.

“The reaction is obviously one of disappointment,” Evans said.

“I thought we were poor all over the pitch, although I would exclude Taylor and Bridcutt from that criticism and Silvestri, who did his job.

“But, for all of the ball that Queens Park Rangers had, the one chance in the first half fell to us.

“I don’t think anyone would dispute that Chris Wood should have scored to put us in front, but we’d be clutching at straws if we thought that was the answer.

“At half-time we changed it around, we changed the system and I thought we started the second half brightly.

“We were more in the game but they had a corner kick and if one individual doesn’t do his job, then the best striker in the Championship will score a goal if you let him run off you unmarked.

“I don’t doubt the honesty or integrity of the player involved - he came in the changing room at full time and put his hands up.

“But I’d rather him put his shoulder against Charlie Austin and we wouldn’t have gone behind.

“Then we rode our luck a little bit after they got their goal, and it took us until late on to have a passage of play – by that point we were chasing the game.

“There’s no doubt we should have equalised and maybe, dare I say it, nick the points. But it wasn’t a good day all round and I cannot say I’m happy with that.”