Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho won’t rotate squad ahead of Boro clash

“It’s hard for me to remember the last match where we didn’t play well”, Mourinho added.

Jose Mourinho has confirmed Memphis Depay has asked to leave Manchester United in January and says he is willing to let the Dutchman go. I think he was very positive.

And then, in the 85 minute, impactful substitute Juan Mata’s cross was headed in delicately by Pogba to complete the comeback.

Grant Leadbitter latched on to a clever knockdown from Alvaro Negredo to give the visitors the lead in the 67th minute against the run of play after United had hit the woodwork twice and had a goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic ruled out. “They brought the fans to the game and the last 20 minutes were football that people love to see”. “I know that he is a top talent, I knew that Mkhitaryan was a top talent and I was not playing him”.

Fellaini last started for United in the 3-1 win away at Swansea City on November 6 but returns to the side for Saturday’s game at Old Trafford after Carrick was ruled out. “It stopped him finishing level with Messi so it’s quite frustrating”.

Aitor Karanka, Mourinho’s number two at Real Madrid, was not panicking about that and believes his side showed their ability by living with United for so long. Before the game, the pair had walked out of the tunnel together, smiling. “But the reality is that my players deserve this wonderful comeback”.

Swansea City made a demoralising start to life without sacked manager Bob Bradley, slumping to a 3-0 home defeat against Bournemouth that kept them at the foot of the table. “We have a squad of 24 players”.

The home fans at Old Trafford were treated to some thrilling New Year’s Eve entertainment as United attacked relentlessly, securing three more points with a dramatic, late, come-from-behind victory over stubborn Middlesbrough.

The second half was as frantic as the first as Mourinho raged on the sidelines about some of Mason’s decisions, kicking a water bottle in another petulant afternoon’s work.

“We had a lot of chances and we could have won the game easier, but we are very happy with the three points”, Pogba added. The performance is a great tribute.

His neat finish against Sunderland brought his 11th goal in the last 10 matches, and took his total in all competitions to 50 for the calendar year, a period that takes in his final months at Paris Saint-Germain and his last few games with Sweden before his summer global retirement.