Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he knew he had a task on his hands to eradicate his team’s defensive mistakes, stressing that there is no instant fix.
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On the Pogba deal, he added: “Yes, Manchester United had no Champions League and weren’t champions but they needed us the most”.
The 18-year-old was patient and scored a last-gasp victor at Hull before earning his first league start at Watford. The manager lost the Chelsea dressing room last season after some players took offence of his criticism towards them.
“Yet I think Manchester United showed the world this summer that they were not going to stand still, they want to be the best”.
“But was I thinking that my team was ready, perfect, unbeatable?”
That was disappointing. We had one with miscommunication between David de Gea and Chris Smalling – two big players, experienced players, no communication, go for some ball and there was a rebound for Ighalo.
“My only doubt was the way they can cope with negative moments, because the negative moments will be always arriving sooner or later”.
‘This is a tactical but also a mental attitude. In a poll titled: “‘How do you solve a problem like Wayne Rooney?’, a measly 0.92 per cent suggested Mourinho perseveres with the United captain, who performed wretchedly once again in the defeat at Watford”.
‘And here for the second goal, [Nordin] Amrabat receives the ball and our left-back is 25 metres from him instead of five metres. But even at 25 metres, then you have to jump and go press. It’s something that doesn’t become flawless in a couple of weeks. “But, yes, individual performances have to improve”, the Portuguese told reporters.
Mourinho was unable to confirm if French winger Anthony Martial suffered a concussion in a first half collision with Watford’s Daryl Janmaat.
“The referee’s crucial mistakes are not in my control – there is nothing I can do about that”, said Mourinho.
Watford boss Walter Mazzarri has hailed Hornets striker Troy Deeney after comparing him with football great Diego Maradona.
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The England global has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame at United since making his first-team breakthrough in February with two goals on his debut against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League, before following that up with two goals on his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later.
