United were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round when Wilfried Bony’s header sealed a 2-1 win for Swansea at Old Trafford.
That made it an astonishing four defeats in six games at home, and Fletcher has vowed to make it up to the fans by beating Sunderland in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday night.
‘It’s a massive blow, let’s not kid ourselves here,’ he said. ‘This (Swansea) is a really bad result, and there are a lot of angry, hurt players.
‘We feel we have let the manager and the fans and everyone down today by losing and it’s not good enough and we’re going to have to raise our performance levels.
‘We’re letting the fans down but, to be fair to them, they are really sticking by us, and that’s great to see as well.
‘We’ve got to repay that and I think the players saw that coming off the pitch on Sunday.
‘Yes, there were a few boos, but when we got to the Stretford End there was a lot of fans clapping and singing for United so the players have got to really see that, know that they are behind us and put in performances for the fans, and the manager, and his staff.
‘It’s got to happen soon rather than later and there’s no better way than a semi-final on Tuesday night.’
He added: ‘It’s a League Cup semi-final, and if you can’t lift yourself for that then it’s no good.
‘We know it’s a quick turnaround but we need to really put in a performance now and show people that we are a good team and we are looking to win competitions.
‘We’ve got a great opportunity, we’ve got a tough game away to Sunderland, we know that, but we’ve got to really recover quickly and really lift ourselves because that’s a massive game now.’
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