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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand insists Jose Mourinho is the right man for the job at Old Trafford. However, he says the United boss doesn't know his best starting line-up.
Ferdinand's comments came after United's latest defeat, a 2-1 reversal to Fenerbahce in the Europa League on Thursday night. It was United's fifth consecutive defeat away from home in European competition.
"This pains me to say… bad result tonight," Ferdinand wrote on his Instagram account after the match.
"Jose still not knowing his best team.. best man for the job just needs time!!!"
Mourinho's reaction to the defeat was that his side treated the match as if it was a pre-season friendly. The Red Devils conceded just over a minute into the game when Moussa Sow's superb overhead kick beat David de Gea. Jeremain Lens added a second just before the hour mark. Wayne Rooney pulled one back for United in the last minute with his first goal in ten games.
"A team that concedes after two minutes is a team that is not ready, not mentally prepared, not focused, not concentrated," Mourinho said after the match.
The United manager went on: "Our problems started in our global attitude. They were playing the Champions League final, we were playing a summer friendly. That is the reality of how the game started.
"They deserved to win, football is not just about quality, it is also about effort, commitment, playing the limits and giving everything. You have to play for 90 minutes in the maximum of your desire and concentration."
The result leaves United in third place in their group with games to come at home to Feyenoord and away to Zorya Luhansk. However, they lie just one point behind joint leaders Fenerbahce and Feyenoord.
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Image: Aleksandr Osipov Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand insists Jose Mourinho is the right man for the job at Old Trafford. However, he says the United boss doesn't know his best starting line-up.
Ferdinand's comments came after United's latest defeat, a 2-1 reversal to Fenerbahce in the Europa League on Thursday night. It was United's fifth consecutive defeat away from home in European competition.
"This pains me to say… bad result tonight," Ferdinand wrote on his Instagram account after the match.
"Jose still not knowing his best team.. best man for the job just needs time!!!"
Mourinho's reaction to the defeat was that his side treated the match as if it was a pre-season friendly. The Red Devils conceded just over a minute into the game when Moussa Sow's superb overhead kick beat David de Gea. Jeremain Lens added a second just before the hour mark. Wayne Rooney pulled one back for United in the last minute with his first goal in ten games.
"A team that concedes after two minutes is a team that is not ready, not mentally prepared, not focused, not concentrated," Mourinho said after the match.
The United manager went on: "Our problems started in our global attitude. They were playing the Champions League final, we were playing a summer friendly. That is the reality of how the game started.
"They deserved to win, football is not just about quality, it is also about effort, commitment, playing the limits and giving everything. You have to play for 90 minutes in the maximum of your desire and concentration."
The result leaves United in third place in their group with games to come at home to Feyenoord and away to Zorya Luhansk. However, they lie just one point behind joint leaders Fenerbahce and Feyenoord.
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