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| Mourinho appeared to single out Phil Jones afterwards |
Manchester United
manager Jose Mourinho appeared to single out Phil Jones for his poor
performance in the 2-2 draw against Stoke City this evening.
The Red Devils dropped their first points of the season against the
Potters, despite taking a 2-1 lead in the second half of a game Mourinho
feels they dominated.
The Portuguese was critical of Stoke’s defensive approach as well,
but was particularly unhappy at United’s failure to defend the corner
from which Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored the equaliser.
Jones was at fault for the goal, leading Mourinho to say some players
weren’t at their usual level after returning from the international
break.
(It was a) difficult match for different reasons,’ he told BT Sport
afterwards. ‘The opponent is difficult, the stadium is difficult. After
the international break we’re not the same. It’s easy to see some
players were not performing at their normal level.
‘We fought hard and were closer to winning than losing. A point is a point, it not what we came for, but a point is a point.‘We didn’t have time (to close the game). Finally the opponent opened a bit … After a few minutes they scored their goal, which I’m not happy with especially, because after a great save (from David de Gea) as a team we have to defend that corner. We couldn’t, they are big and strong in the air, their service is good.’
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| Phil Jones didn’t have his best game yesterday |
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| Jones was at fault for Stoke’s equalising goal |
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