Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at the Manchester United players he fears might not have the right attitude to guide his side back into the English Premier League title race
Manchester: Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at the Manchester United players he fears might not have the right attitude to guide his side back into the English Premier League title race.
Mourinho saw first half goals from Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Frenchman Paul Pogba help United to only a second league victory in eight games as his side cruised to a 3-1 success at Swansea on Sunday. However, in the wake of the win, Mourinho spoke openly about the need for players to play through the injury pain barrier.
Playing through pain
“We have players with problems, but we also have players on the pitch who have problems,” he said. “And that is what I mean, because in every sport, and I know that because I have friends from other sports, playing at the highest level. How many times do they play when they are not 100 per cent? I have a friend, who is a big tennis player, and he tells me that he remembers more times when he has played with pain than the times he has played without any pain. To compete, you have to work to the limits. It is a cultural thing, for some. That’s not my culture,” he said.
Asked if the players needed to change to play for him, Mourinho said; “Exactly, but more than me, Man United.”
Zlatan sorry for booking Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apologised for the booking that earned him a suspension for Manchester United’s clash with Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday. Ibrahimovic was shown his fifth yellow card of the season for a second half incident with Swansea’s Leroy Fer on Sunday.
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