DBasia.news – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admitted that he is proud with the squad performance despite the 3-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2018-2019 Premier League third-week match at Old Trafford, Monday (27/8).
Manchester United started the match great. In the first round, Paul Pogba and friends made some opportunities. Unfortunately, there was no goal to The Lilywhites’ net.
After the interval, the situation became different. Tottenham started their dominance by Harry Kane’s act at 50′.
Lucas Moura brought Tottenham Hotspur far became three goals after scoring two goals at 52′ and 84′. Meanwhile, The Red Devils’ opportunity still didn’t score any goal.
Despite the lost, Mourinho still proud of the United’s performance. He believed, the player tried the best to win.
“We lost last season here against Sevilla and were booed because we deserved it, because we were not good. Because we were not dangerous enough, because Sevilla deserved to win the match,” Mourinho said reported by Soccerway.
Statistically reported by ESPN, Manchester United were actually dominate the game. In total, the red club scored 23 efforts, 5 of them to the net.
Meanwhile, Tottenham just scored 9 efforts and 5 of them met the target. Related to ball possession, Man United were also leading with 57 percent.
“We were booed and deservedly. Today the players left the pitch after losing at home and they were applauded because they deserved it. So you keep trying and keep trying and keep trying,” Mourinho added.