Mourinho lauds ‘marvellous’ Rashford post PL win over Hull City

But, with his side looking set for an evening of rain-sodden frustration in the face of a phenomenal Hull resistance, Mourinho turned to the livewire 18-year-old, who converted a Wayne Rooney cross from close quarters moments after David Meyler threatened victory by blazing over for the hosts.

Despite scoring the victor England coach Sam Allardyce stuck with the decision to leave him with the Under 21s when he named his first squad yesterday.

Rashford did not play a minute in United’s opening two Premier League wins this season and was dropped down to England’s Under-21s this week ahead of Sam Allardyce naming the first senior squad of his tenure.

Mourinho has enjoyed an excellent start to life at Old Trafford, with United boasting a flawless record from three league games, and winning the Community Shield against Leicester.

Before the season started, Memphis said: “It’s now up to me to deal with this situation and get back on track”.

“The boys were very strong and the second half was like going to fight against a wall”. We were very strong and tried to create problems for the opposition.

“We’ve got to focus on the global break but obviously we have the big game against Manchester City when we come back”.

“They deserve some more quality into this football club, they deserve a break”.

“It’s incredible being around them every day and learning a lot from them, so I hope it continues”, he added.

“We believe until this last minute and this is a sign of a team that want to win”, said a bullish Mourinho, in an interview with BT Sport. We know we will draw or lose matches but the mentality has to be go to win. I kept Ashley Young on the bench, I kept Memphis Depay at home and the players are better than what they showed last season.

But an apparent setback for the 28-year-old midfielder took some of the shine off a hard-fought triumph, with boss Mourinho praising the performance of a player who has rarely enjoyed a high standing with United’s supporters.

Previous manager Steve Bruce quit over his frustration at the lack of new arrivals following promotion in May as Hull’s owners, the Allam family, continued to work on the sale of the club to a Chinese consortium.

And after navigating his team through Steve Bruce’s resignation and the failure to add a single player to the squad since promotion last May, Phelan admits that key issues must be resolved during the worldwide break – including his own future.

“It’s important now that some decisions are made”, Phelan said. The Tigers have now lost eight and drawn one of the two sides’ meetings in the top flight.

But they are in danger of losing Abel Hernandez before Wednesday’s transfer deadline, with Aston Villa showing strong interest in the Uruguay striker. There’s a lot of effort to get this takeover over the line. I feel privileged to be called up and to be a part of the national team.

Think they’re a bit pleased? We need to make news.

Phelan confirmed Robert Snodgrass will have his injury assessed by Scotland’s medical staff after the winger was forced off against United due to a tight calf.