First half we were better – in the second half it was hard.
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United manager Jose Mourinho said: “The two halves were completely different”.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola revealed his decision to start Kelechi Iheanacho in the derby came down to sending a message to his players about his intentions at Old Trafford.
On Tuesday, City host Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League as they kick off Group C, which also features Barcelona, with whom Guardiola won the competition twice as their coach. “That is the only thing I can say”, Mourinho said, coming close, but not that close to admitting he may have erred with his starting lineup in the 2-1 defeat by Manchester City.
Marcus Rashford will start against Feyenoord thanks to his Manchester derby performance, United manager Jose Mourinho said.
“It’s really good. We defended the set-pieces well because they are stronger and taller than us and we defended really good”. The kid Jesse – how many big matches? The former Chelsea manager said that it is hard to predict how players will react when selected for big games though. But in a game against Manchester United when you have the chance to counter-attack and score, you have to do that because if not you leave the last minutes like today.
“At the moment it is very positive, so we just have to try to keep it in this flow”. Referee Mark Clattenburg remained unmoved when the Red Devils appealed for a penalty after Bravo collided with Wayne Rooney inside the box during the second-half. Their performances. So of course I’m going to play other players. I think he has intention, because even though the arm is behind his body, he knows the cross is not going in his face, it’s going in his back’. Against West Ham we played at the level in the first half.
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Asked if picking the wrong team may have been responsible for United being embarrassingly outplayed in the first half, Mourinho shrugged: “We could play with some individuals with some qualities who didn’t give me what I want”.
