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Mourinho expects Manchester United revival at Watford

Not for the first time since his world-record move to United, France midfielder Pogba was a subdued figure and he shot tamely over early in the second half.

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“If you win, you always know it is a good plan but there were moments in the game where we had it tough”, the former Arsenal, Rangers and Barcelona player said.

“In that moment we were pushing and they capitalized because it is exactly at that moment where we lose the game”, he said. It is double unlucky because it was a clear offside.

United pushed late on for an equaliser but they found it impossible to break down some brilliant defending from the hosts who were more than deserving of their win as they showed more determination on the night for the win. The first half, my players were in control of the game but not pushing.

“In the second half you saw that Man United want to win with the tempo and the three substitutions, you sensed that they want to leave her with the win”.

United will look to get back to their winning ways in the Premier League and recover from their disappointing loss at home against Manchester City.

“I was not saying that we are a phenomenal team and we are going to destroy every opponent”.

“Manchester United tried to play some good football, but we didn’t let them play, so I think that’s a good thing from us”.

Marcos Rojo gave a particularly disappointing display, with Mourinho bringing in the Argentine and Matteo Darmian as full-backs, while resting Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia.

At the time, Mazzarri dismissed him for talking “rubbish, so much rubbish”, but now he says he doesn’t hold a grudge and plans to offer Mourinho a post-match drink on Sunday.

With teenage striker Marcus Rashford hauled off after failing to make the most of his first start of the season, Mourinho used all three of his substitutes in the 63rd minute as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Memphis Depay and Ashley Young came on.

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“We left Valencia and Shaw back to be fresh so we go back to a normal team obviously without so many changes”, he said.

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