Jose Mourinho admits he was surprised and happy to hear Ander Herrera blame the attitude of Manchester United’s players for their defeat to Huddersfield last weekend.
United suffered their first Premier League loss of the season last Saturday as they were beaten 2-1 by David Wagner’s side.
After the match, Herrera admitted that Huddersfield’s players were more ‘passionate and aggressive’ in the opening 30 minutes of the game.
An angry Mourinho subsequently called on his players to face up to the media but now admits he was pleased to hear Herrera’s analysis.
‘I was surprised but I was happy about his words because it is not easy for the players to recognise and admit [why they lost],’ said the United manager.
‘I was happy because it shows dignity, character and intelligence to know the reason why we lost the match.
‘So contrary to some imaginary sources that tell you everything we do here, I can promise you that since that match I didn’t speak one single second about the match, because [there’s] no need.’
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