Still, United had around $200 million of attacking talent in Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, and Juan Mata against Feyenoord, while teenager Marcus Rashford was rewarded for some impressive recent displays as a substitute with a first start of the season up front.
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Jose Mourinho’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat in Thursday’s Europa League opener against Feyenoord, with Tonny Vilhena striking a late victor at De Kuip.
“Pogba needs a controlling midfielder next to him and I think United need to go back in the transfer market for somebody like that”, Scholes told BT Sport. I said: “‘Yes, it’s a good start, yes, a very good start, ‘ but I was never on the moon”, he said. I know that the situation is not click your fingers and everybody is ideal.
United struggled to find a way through the Dutch league leaders and, in defence of some of those who came in, Mourinho pointed to their lack of game time so far this season.
“I am not saying bad, but I’m saying not with the ambition you need to win football matches”. You lose matches and people are sad and feel it.
“You can say I changed eight players”.
“Obviously some played better than others but I have to understand that some of these players haven’t played week after week like the other boys. And double unlucky because he was offside”. “They play with the same boys week after week, same team for every competition against some guys playing their first minutes”.
Jose Mourinho and his players landed back in Manchester late on Thursday night and will train tomorrow before travelling down to Watford ahead of their midday kick-off on Sunday.
“The second half was when they increased intensity and that was when they conceded the goal”.
After victory in the Community Shield and the Portuguese’s first three Premier League matches at the helm, United fell to a 2-1 loss at home Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City on Saturday.
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He did feature for the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 Europa League defeat versus Feyenoord on Thursday, though, and he hopes to start again against Watford on Sunday.
