The ‘Special One’ has admitted that he has not seen any improvement from the Manchester United team after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s appointment last year following the 2-0 defeat against West Ham United on Sunday.
Goals in either half from Andriy Yarmolenko and Aaron Cresswell handed United their second Premier League defeat in six opening matches of the new season and it was the lackluster performance at London Stadium against the Hammers which drew criticism from the former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.
The 56-year-old explained that the side he managed in the early part of 2018-19 before Solskjaer replaced him were “bad”, Mourinho said they looked no better than the one that had recorded an underwhelming sixth-place in the Premier League table last term. Despite the arrival of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire and Daniel James at Old Trafford in the summer transfer window Mourinho stated that he could not find any positives in United’s performance.
Mourinho was asked on Sky Sports whether he could find any positives in United’s dismal performance, to which he replied by saying, “No… I can’t find. We were bad last season but I don’t see any improvement this season, even with three new players – and I have to say players with a positive impact. I like these three and I think they are bringing some good quality to the team.
He further went on to say that he does not like the team at all and wasn’t entirely surprised by the result as well, “But the team as a team, I don’t like at all. I am not surprised by the result and I don’t think Ole can take any positives from the game.”
