Manchester United did what was required by closing the gap to Manchester City to five points, until Sunday afternoon at least. Of this ninth league victory of the campaign, Mourinho said: “You can say it was a bad performance. Bruno Saltor, the Brighton captain, was able to cut through United’s rearguard along the right too easy before finding Pascal Gross. The opening half was akin to the Basel defeat: United dominated but were unable to score. We gave him the time to relax, to recover, to feel confident to make the decision, wants to play, wants to stop.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2017 17:08 UTC