Mourinho manages to praise himself in dig at Man United

Matt Stead

Jose Mourinho had no regrets after Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League, saying the shock defeat to Sevilla was “not the end of the world”.

David De Gea had to be at his best in Spain to keep the first leg of this last-16 tie goalless, but another disappointing performance would be punished on a night to forget for the hosts at Old Trafford.

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Sevilla again took the game to an undercooked United side and deservedly went through with a 2-1 victory as substitute Wissam Ben Yedder’s quickfire brace meant a late Romelu Lukaku goal was mere consolation.

The Red Devils were booed off the field by those still inside Old Trafford, but Mourinho remained philosophical on a bad night.

“I told you yesterday that it would be disappointment if we would lose the match,” the United boss said.

“I don’t want to make a drama of it, we don’t have time. We have a match on Saturday, we have no time to be sad for more than 24 hours and that’s football.

“That’s not the end of the world.

“I sit in this chair twice in the Champions League and I knock out Man United at home at Old Trafford.

“I sit in this chair with Porto, Man United out. I sit in the chair with Real Madrid, Man United out.

“So, I don’t think it is something new for the club and of course being Manchester United manager and losing a Champions League tie at home is a disappointment.”