After a triumphant match against "Middlesbrough", "Manchester United" coach Jose Mourinho traditionally shared his thoughts on the concluded game.
Victory Ferguson style
"He deserves to come here not only because today was his 75th birthday. It was nice to remind the fans gathered what kind of football and game the team demonstrated, and involve them in the field. In the last 20 minutes, the fans were not in the stands, but on the field. And this is the evaluation of the players, who showed incredible character and kept moving forward. This time everything ended successfully and we earned three points."
Late team changes
"When we scored the second goal, I put Mkhitaryan in the left-back position, because with the score at 0-1 there were Negredo and Traore against Bailly and Rojo - two against two. Valencia took the winger position, we didn't have a left-back and we had to fight for everything. Then we scored the second goal, and of course, we started finishing the game. I thought Mikis was fresh and could do a better job in the left-back position than other players. I also wanted to keep Herrera and Pogba in the middle and in the end we held the victory in our hands."
J. Mourinho's message to the fans: "If you're behind the wheel - drink water!"
"The Red Family is happy on New Year's Eve. I hope they will enjoy the evening - family, health, and happiness are more important than football. However, clubs are part of people's lives and I can bring even more happiness to families, so I hope everyone will enjoy the evening after this victory. And as I wrote in my program notes - if you're behind the wheel - drink water!"
48 hours of rest before the match with "West Ham"
"It's a shoutout to everyone, but "Chelsea" will only play on January 4th; "Tottenham" will play tomorrow and then only on January 4th. Our and "West Ham's" situation is equally difficult. "Middlesbrough" will play at 12 o'clock in the afternoon, so they have less than 48 hours left. This is a very difficult period, especially when you notice the pace of the game. You can only imagine that people need rest, but there is no time to rest, so we are traveling to London to enjoy the match against "West Ham" and try to earn three points."
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