Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho tore into players and flung his coat to dressing-room floor in rage after dismal defeat at Huddersfield... but Victor Lindelof was spared

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Jose Mourinho was so angry at Manchester United's defeat by Huddersfield that he subjected his players to the full force of his fury for the first time.

United were humbled by David Wagner's newly-promoted side last Saturday in a shock defeat at the John Smith's Stadium that left them trailing Premier League leaders Manchester City by five points. 

Mourinho was so incensed by the performance that he he flung his coat to the dressing-room floor in fury.

Jose Mourinho ripped into his Manchester United players after the defeat at Huddersfield

Mourinho gave them the hairdryer and flung his coat to the dressing-room floor

It was the first time Mourinho had subjected them to his full fury since taking over in 2016

It was the first time Huddersfield had beaten United for 65 years and the 2-1 scoreline ensured an end to the Red Devils' unbeaten start to the season. Afterwards, United's players were given the hairdryer treatment by Mourinho for the first time since he took over in May 2016.  

Sportsmail understands Mourinho launched into a number of his defenders following the defeat, although Victor Lindelof, perhaps surprisingly, escaped the manager’s fury.

The Swedish centre half, who has endured a torrid start to his United career following a £30.7m summer move from Benfica, was arguably culpable for both Terriers goals, failing to intervene following a loose ball from Juan Mata in the build up to the first before totally misjudging a long punt downfield from hosts' goalkeeper Jonas Lossl to leave Laurent Depoitre in on goal. 

Lindelof, who replaced the injured Phil Jones on 23 minutes, made both blunders within 10 minutes of his arrival and was the subject of criticism from pundit and ex-United man Owen Hargreaves.

Mourinho slammed his players' attitudes during the shock defeat at the newly-promoted club

Perhaps surprisingly, Victor Lindelof was not the primary target of Mourinho's full fury

However, Mourinho concentrated his fury on other, more senior members of his squad, sparing the 23–year-old from any blame.

Mourinho vented his anger in public as well as private, while midfielder Ander Herrera admitted that Huddersfield were 'more passionate than us, more aggressive.' That candid admission only served to heighten Mourinho's fury.

'I don't even remember a friendly match where our attitude was so poor,' said Mourinho. 'When I lose matches, I like to lose because the opponent was better and had more quality. But when you lose because of attitude, that is really bad.

'I heard Ander Herrera in his flash [television] interview saying the attitude and desire was poor. Oh my God, when a player says that, or a player feels that, I think they should all go to the press conference and explain why – because I cannot explain that. It concerns me because if it happened today why can't it happen tomorrow?'

'I feel really disappointed and if I was a Manchester United supporter – not a manager but a traditional supporter – I would be really disappointed. You can play and lose a football match because the opponent had more quality than you. But you cannot lose because the opponent had a better attitude than you, so I am really disappointed.'

United's players have their first chance to make amends at Swansea in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Tuesday night, before hosting title rivals Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime.