Jose Mourinho defended his decision to criticise his Manchester United players in public on Saturday night after claiming certain members of his squad lacked “personality, class and desire”. Jose Mourinho defended his decision to criticise his Manchester United players in public on Saturday night after claiming certain members of his squad lacked “personality, class and desire”. Jose Mourinho explains why he was right to criticise his Manchester United players in public after Brighton winUnited responded to their elimination from the Champions League by beating Chris Hughton’s Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 in the FA Cup sixth round to book a place in next month’s Wembley semi finals. Scott McTominay was singled out for criticism, with Mourinho claiming the 21-year-old academy graduate had played “played the worst match” since his promotion to the first team squad. When asked whether such public criticism of his own players was wise, Mourinho claimed he had “nothing to lose” and everything to gain from his motivational methods.

Source: Irish Independent March 18, 2018 06:00 UTC