Jose Mourinho’s forlorn look after each of United’s game was the only thing missing for Red Devils last night.
All day long, United have been down in the dumps of losses. But last night was a change of taste, a win to gulp.
When asked on what Mourinho felt, following were his encapsulations:
Was this the stand-out performance of this season?
“I thought we played very well against Chelsea, especially in the second half. The second half against Newcastle was also special. The first half against Spurs was phenomenal. We had some nice games in some nice periods. I think this was not complete because the result was in doubt until the last second, but that is a consequence of a goal that we concede and a consequence of some big chances that we miss, but I agree with you, the performance was solid. I think the performance was very good.”
Is this United everyone would love?
“In terms of the philosophy and the mentality, yes. But I would like a better Manchester United.”
Martial and his dazzles
“ I think he has the same natural talent that he had one year ago, two years ago, but he’s improving his way of thinking football, thinking training too and thinking his role in the team, so I’m really, really happy with him. In today’s case, Anthony, he was able to do things that he was not able to do before, so I’m really, really happy with Anthony.”
The overall review
“Fred played well. I think they were good. [Nemanja] Matic, Fred and [Paul] Pogba were good. I think in other matches, even when he [Fred] didn’t play, I think the team was was controlling well. Even against Chelsea, when we played with two midfield players, we were in great control and great creation so I think we are playing okay. We are not as solid, as rock solid as I would like.
“We don’t have the killer instinct that I would like. Some teams with three chances score three goals and some teams without the ball, they can resist and keep clean sheets all the time. For us, it is always an impossible mission to keep a clean sheet even with the phenomenal goalkeeper we have and to score goals is really difficult for us. You can see that in this moment.”
