Jose Mourinho lashes out at Man United fans over Scott McTominay criticism

Aditya Devavrat 00:45 12/03/2018
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  • Scott McTominay was the target of the Old Trafford crowd's frustration.

    Jose Mourinho’s odd war of words with his own home fans continued on Saturday as he criticised the Old Trafford crowd’s reaction to a perceived negative pass played by midfielder Scott McTominay during Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Liverpool.

    The moment came in the second half, when McTominay opted to play the ball back to his defence rather than looking for a more attacking option, prompting frustration from the crowd.

    Some fans also booed Mourinho’s decision to take off two-goal hero Marcus Rashford late on in the game and replace him with returning midfielder Marouane Fellaini.

    “The fans they can do what they want,” Mourinho said. “I am not upset at all with that reaction [about Rashford].

    “But I am upset with the reaction they had with Scott McTominay. A kid of 20 years old was making all the right decisions and they wanted him to make the wrong decisions.

    “When he decides to break the intensity of the game, it was a wonderful solution and the fans reacted against the kid. That was the bad one. To react against me, that was not the problem.”

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