“I can understand completely the disappointment for the fans with the last week, but I’m sure, back at home, they will be behind the team like they always are”.
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He did at least have a hand in breaking the deadlock, as his free-kick from inside the area hit the wall and broke perfectly for Carrick to pass the ball beyond Smith’s desperate dive.
Wayne Rooney during United’s win over Northampton.
“The game could and should have been easier because we should have been playing against 10 men very early in the second half”, Mourinho was quoted as saying by the Manchester Evening News.
Herrera gave Northampton a warning with a left-foot shot that struck the post and in the 68th minute he restored United’s lead, slamming home right-footed from Rashford’s lay-off.
Jose Mourinho must start Marcus Rashford against Leicester City after his cameo against Northampton, according to Phil Neville. He has started all five Premier League games and last night’s tussle against Northampton when he again looked well short of the level he has demanded from himself over the last 10 years. “With what happened in the league, it’s a chance for us to get revenge for that result”, he said. Aleix Garcia made the most of a rare start by netting the second from Jesus Navas’s cut-back in the 67th minute before Gylfi Sigurdsson stabbed in a stoppage- time consolation for Swansea.
“I have to control myself a little bit more because the last time I got a yellow card and another time I got a yellow card as well, so this time I stayed a little bit calmer”, Herrera said.
Dutch striker Vincent Janssen netted his first for the club from the penalty spot and further goals Erik Lamela and Josh Onomah rounded off the romp against a Gillingham side managed by former Spurs player Justin Edinburgh.
Erik Lamela was also on target.
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Tottenham made light work of third tier Gillingham, romping to a 5-0 victory, while West Ham needed a 96th-minute free kick from Dimitri Payet to beat Accrington Stanley 1-0.
