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Brighton last night secured their Premier League safety with a memorable victory over a Manchester United side which was accused by manager Jose Mourinho of lacking “commitment and ambition”.
In a withering attack on his ineffective forwards, Mourinho said his side’s abject performance was proof that his players “are not as good as people think”.
The United manager, who has now overseen defeats to all three of the Premier League’s promoted teams this season, said the performance of his fringe players provided an answer to why he “always” picks the likes of Romelu Lukaku, who missed the game through injury, and Alexis Sánchez.
Mourinho started with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in attack for only the second time since the turn of the year, and both struggled to make any impact as Brighton controlled the game and claimed the three points that ensured they will return to Premier League action next season.
“For many months you are always asking why this player does not play, why this player is on the bench, why always Lukaku? I know my players better than you, and you do not know them so well to be always asking these questions,” said Mourinho, whose side remain in second place but will need to improve dramatically if they are to have any chance of defeating Chelsea in the upcoming FA Cup final.
“You have the answer now when you ask ‘why always Lukaku?’ We are probably not as good as people think we are individually.”
