Mourinho responds to claims Man Utd were lucky to claim a draw

SEVILLE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 20: Jose Mourinho of Manchester United attends the press conference prior to their UEFA Champions match against Sevilla FC at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on February 20, 2018 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)

Jose Mourinho appeared happy enough to claim a 0-0 draw at Sevilla after the Manchester United boss was asked if they were fortunate to emerge without a first-leg deficit.

Mourinho refrained from heaping praise on man-of-the-match David De Gea and insisted 0-0 was a fair result, despite Sevilla being on top and managing 25 attempts.

“No, I am not relieved,” the United boss, who faces former club Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, said.

“I think we finished the game with more space with more close to the possibility of scoring a goal, so no.

“I think that the only moment where we felt relieved was in the last couple of minutes in the first half, where a couple of our mistakes in possession (meant) they had a couple of good situations, with two great saves from David.”

Mourinho, who also singled out Scott McTominay for special praise, added: “That gave this fantastic stadium the emotion they normally have for 90 minutes.

“Apart from that I was never relieved. The game was even, the stats are what they are.

“Sometimes you have 15 shots, but 13 of them were what I call ‘statistic shots’, so I really feel that the result reflects what the game was.

“You ask me is it a good result? I say it is not good, it is not bad.

“We had two legs to play and now we have one match to decide everything at Old Trafford.”

 

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