Mourinho accepts Man Utd fans have the right to boo Fellaini
“He’s a player and a person I like and the person is even more important than the player”. I love to play.
Claude Puel’s men knew a goalless draw or a win at home to Hapoel Beer-Sheva would see them advance from Group K but instead drew 1-1 with the Israelis and were eliminated.
But Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said: “That is how we want to play”.
“They should play with players that are mobile in wide areas, in my opinion”. It’s not my problem.
The North Londoners, who played CSKA Moscow in the Champions league at Wembley on Wednesday, are visiting United at a good time with their hosts having drawn their last three games 1-1 after conceding late equalisers. “I was thinking that I would be here as a starting line-up player but, when I arrived, I saw that there were 25 players fighting for their place and I understood that it is not going to be easy”.
“We expect more goals from him, yes, but we expect more goals from everyone in the team”. They have been in good form as far as the UEFA Europa League is concerned as they beat Feyenoord 4-0 in their last encounter which was held at Old Trafford.
Villarreal won the game when Trigueros netted with a superb chip from just outside the box with two minutes left, and they go through as runners-up in Group L behind the Turkish side Osmanlispor.
Manchester United are warming to the task in the Europa League as they booked a spot in the last 32 with a 2-0 win over Zorya Luhansk on a freezing night in Ukraine on Thursday.
“We assumed from the beginning that [the Europa League] was an important competition for us, but hard because we play Thursday and then Sundays”, said Mourinho.
“One-nil up, complete control, (Ander) Herrera hit the post, no 2-0”.
Goals from Nicola Sansone and an 88th-minute victor from Manuel Trigueros, following Vlad Achim’s leveller for Steaua, propelled the Spaniards to second place while the Romanians finished bottom.
“We go in the same direction”.
Maor Buzaglo’s goal in the 79th minute made the difference for Hapoel to advance. Then we have a lack of reaction in that situation when we lose the ball and we allow them to score.
“But for me he was and he is and will be one of the best managers in football history”.
“I think we are a little bit disappointed”.
And South Korea worldwide Son hailed Kane as the Premier League’s safest spot-kick taker ahead of their trip to Manchester United on Saturday.
“The support was lovely and they [Zorya fans] don’t need to do that [set off flares] to make it more handsome”, he added.
While underperforming in attack, United have done slightly better defensively given the number of injuries they have had to deal with.