Jose Mourinho said he was "not happy" with Danny Rose's challenge on Henrikh Mkhitaryan which led to the Armenia international being carried off on a stretcher on Sunday with an ankle injury. Mkhitaryan had scored the only goal of the game for Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur when he was forced off at Old Trafford --- but his teammates went on to win 1-0. The attacking midfielder will miss Wednesday's game away against Crystal Palace though due to the injury he sustained. Mourinho told reporters: "I am not happy but it is football and sometimes you go over the limit in a big match. "The referee [Robert Madley] did very well and I am happy for him because normally these matches are given to the ref with more experience, more status. I think, for him, it was the biggest match he had refereed in the Premier League. "He did very well and probably he wanted to finish the game without a red card. He gave a yellow card and, for me, that's fine." Despite the dissatisfaction with the challenge, Mourinho has said that he wants to "move on" from the incident. The Portuguese said: "When everything ends well, like with Mkhi, not having a big injury, let's move on. It was a big game, hard and sometimes a bit nasty, but it was a game for men." Rose was also singled out by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger last month for a "very strong tackle" on Hector Bellerin, during the sides' 1-1 draw, which led to the Spaniard sustaining an ankle injury.
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