The Northampton boss believes each of Manchester United‘s three goals came from individual errors, which could have been easily avoided, and feels that his team stuck to their game plan well last night.
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United powered through in the second period with goals from Ander Herrera and substitute Marcus Rashford after veteran Northampton marksman Alex Revell stroked home a penalty to cancel out Michael Carrick’s opener. At half-time, if we were winning two or 3-0 like we should and could have been, the game would be over.
“(It was as) hard as I was expecting, but we were totally in control for the first 35 minutes and then we were again in control for the last 45.
Northampton midfielder Jak McCourt produced a reckless challenge on the Dutchman early in the second half, while the score was 1-1, but he was only booked by referee Stuart Attwell. “I should stop speaking about refereeing decisions but it is a red card that could cause some serious injury but I should just stop”.
Mourinho and Guardiola fought an intense rivalry during their time as managers of Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively between 2010 and 2012. And I think I should be waiting for you, some with honest vision, some with a dishonest vision.
“I think he knows what I can do and I am not going to change my game now”, Carrick told Sky Sports, as quoted by the Daily Mail.
Mourinho’s men desperately need a win against the Foxes on Saturday to get their league campaign back on track, and the inclusion of Rashford in their line-up could be just what the team needs.
It was eventually a smooth passage, assisted by Northampton keeper Adam Smith, who endured a nightmare evening and played a big part in two of United’s goals.
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Jose Mourinho’s men have lost three of their last four games in all competitions and face another tough test against Premier League champions Leicester this weekend.
