Beaten by Brighton (0-1) in opening the 37th day of the Premier League, Manchester United is not yet assured of finishing in second place. A poor performance that did not please Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese technician still attacking his players.
Manchester United seems better against the big ones. After two wins over Tottenham (2-1) and Arsenal (2-1), the Red Devils dropped Friday night in opening the 37th day of the Premier League. On the pitch of the AMEX Stadium, Jose Mourinho's players were surprised by a Gross performance (57th), enough to give the victory to Brighton, now 11th. And as often after a bad result, the Portuguese coach has attacked his players. Private Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez, the "Special One" had to innovate by titling Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial. Choices not really paying.
We are probably not as good individually as people think.
Jose Mourinho coach of MU
"It was not good enough, because the players who replaced the others did not play at a good level, and when the players are not performing, it's hard for the team to play well. Maybe now you understand why some players play more than others and will not ask me all the time why A, B or C does not play more, "said the former coach of Chelsea after the meeting, relays Sky Sports. Jose Mourinho clearly made reference to his choice to start every time Romelu Lukaku, the Belgian international having played 30 matches in the championship in full.
As a result, the 55-year-old coach wanted to be very clear about his current ankle striker: "Why always Lukaku? Why always Lukaku? Why always Lukaku? You have the answer why always Lukaku! So why? Always him? You have the answer! " What set the record straight. But Jose Mourinho, in addition to the Lukaku problem, mainly questioned the abilities of his players. "We are probably not as good individually as people think," concluded the Manchester United technician.