Mourinho shows his love for the Manchester United faithful
Jose Mourinho turned on the charm offensive post-derby victory over Manchester City by reiterating his appreciation for the support shown by the Manchester United faithful.
Former Chelsea boss Mourinho has experienced an indifferent start to life at Old Trafford since arriving in the summer, with his side seventh in the Premier League table, six points behind leaders City.
At the weekend, he suffered humiliation on his return to his former employers as Chelsea thumped United 4-0.
But the Red Devils bounced back on Wednesday night as Juan Mata’s second-half goal saw them beat Manchester City to reach the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.
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And a passionate Mourinho – who is reportedly earning more than £10m a year – was quick to flag up the support he had received from the fans.
“It is an important result because this is a knockout competition: if you lose you are out and if you win you are in,” he said.
“It is especially important because it was a way to create a better feeling for the absolutely wonderful fans that I have never seen before in my life.
“After the defeat at Chelsea, to have this support is incredible. The love that these people have for the club is bigger than the result, it is bigger than the success and the trophies. It is real love and it is real passion. I am very happy for them, I don’t care about myself. I am not happy because it is important for me, I am happy for the fans.
“It is easy to be a Man United fan when you win the treble, when you win five titles in seven years. But it is not so easy when you lose 4-0 and this is incredible. The only thing I can say is that I couldn’t be prouder than I am to be Man United manager.
“We are going to fight and the players did that for the fans. The fans did that for the fans too because they also played this game.
“This was not the Champions League final. It is just the League Cup last 16, but it was against City and it was after a big defeat so it was very important for us.”
