Mourinho under fire after Man United’s meek Euro exit
Fans have the mutters over cagey tactics and a lack of attacking play
Manchester — Jose Mourinho was condemned for his negative tactics after Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League to Sevilla, with Alexis Sanchez anonymous and Paul Pogba’s confidence apparently in tatters. United, riding high in the Premier League, started the second leg of their last 16 tie on Tuesday as strong favourites to progress to the quarterfinals after a goalless draw in Spain but mustered just four shots on target across both legs. Two goals from substitute Wissam Ben Yedder gave the home side a mountain to climb and a consolation goal from Romelu Lukaku was too little, too late, with United exiting the competition 2-1 on aggregate. Mourinho fielded four forwards — Sanchez, Lukaku, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard — in an line-up that looked attacking, but United broke free of the shackles only in the desperate closing minutes. A stubborn Mourinho, who has won the competition with Porto and Inter Milan, said his side had not put in a "bad performance". But th...
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