TIL Desk Sports/ Manchester United lacked “mad dogs” on the pitch, rued manager Jose Mourinho but said at the same time that the players showed grit in staging another fight-back to salvage a 2-2 draw against Southampton.
“We lost so many balls in midfield,” Mourinho told. “In the second half we went back to losing too many balls in midfield. The players they don’t understand that simplicity is genius, especially in some parts of the pitch.
“What we needed to improve in this game was simplicity in midfield. Make it simple, make the ball arrive fast to the attacking players. “But good spirit, good fight to come back from 2-0 to 2-2.” United came back from 0-2 down to earn a draw thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Ander Herrera.
Mourinho also refused to blame his makeshift back three which included midfielders Nemanja Matic and Scott McTominay after injury ruled out Victor Lindelof, Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly for not being able to pocket three points.
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