The phrase "admitted to concern" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express acknowledgment of a concern, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The committee admitted to concern regarding the project's timeline."
Alternatives: "acknowledged the concern" or "recognized the issue".
Villa lost that final to United and their manager, Martin O'Neill, admitted to concerns at playing there again.
He said he wanted men's tennis to be run more like men's golf, where the PGA controls the game, although he admitted to concerns about the impetuous nature of the world's far-flung tennis stars.
The International Olympic Committee has admitted to "concerns" over suspect payments from Tokyo's successful bid for the 2020 Games to a company linked to the son of the disgraced former world athletics chief Lamine Diack.
The 31-year-old De Villiers, who admitted to concerns over his workload during the first Test amid rumours of an impending retirement, said: "It is an incredible honour to captain South Africa in any format.
Rory McIlroy has admitted to concerns over the Zika virus's threat to the Olympic Games, conceding for the first time he may reconsider his participation in Rio this summer.
Motherwell manager Stuart McCall admitted to concerns over his side's injury list following their opening-day Premiership victory over St Mirren.
However, despite manager Ally McCoist having admitted to concerns about his playing budget for next season, former Scotland striker Kenny Miller has already secured his return to Ibrox.
Match-winner Laidlaw, who slotted over three of the four penalties that came his way, admitted to concerns about the atrocious conditions before his decisive kick.
Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Davis has admitted to concerns at the amount of first-year referees to have been given control of their matches this season.
