"Many, many times Matic was an island of personality and desire and control, surrounded, not by water but by a lack of personality, class and desire," said the former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager. "We prepared the team to be more aggressive, to attack the last line much more and that connection between defenders in possession and attacking players didn’t work. "McTominay lost more passes today than in all the matches he played together but he was a Manchester United player. And for me a Manchester United player is a player that, when he plays bad, he gives to the team," he said. "The perfect Manchester United player is the one that has quality and personality and is consistent on that.

Source: thestar March 17, 2018 23:03 UTC