Jose Mourinho, giving a brief interview to the "BT Sport" team after the defeat in the Europa League against "Feyenoord", was disappointed but remained optimistic. Here are the thoughts of the Portuguese:
Unsuccessful start in the Europa League
"Of course, I am not satisfied with such a start. I think we controlled the entire second half of the match. We tried to win, while they tried not to lose. We felt their strength fading, but it was exactly at that moment that we lost the match. It was a double failure, as the goal was scored from an obvious mistake."
"United" performance rating
"The second half was better than the first. In the second half, we played more intensely, as in the first half my team controlled the situation but did not try to play more aggressively or speed up the game. The second half was different. "Feyenoord" defended with all their might, they had a great support from the stands, they were passionate. We know that in the Europa League, everyone wants to play against "Manchester United", everyone wants to give their all and "Feyenoord" did just that. They managed to score a goal close to the end of the match."
About the players who played the first match this season
"I don't want to focus on individuals. Some players only played the first few minutes this season, it was not much playing time for them. Of course, some looked better than others, but I have to understand that these players did not play every weekend like the regular starting players."
Early team news before the match against "Watford"
"It goes without saying that we left players like Antonio Valencia and Luke Shaw at home to rest and play on the weekend. We will return to the usual lineup and there won't be many changes in it."
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