Jose Mourinho slams misfiring Manchester United quartet after West Bromwich Albion draw
Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Anthony Martial in the firing line after stalemate at Old Trafford
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho openly criticised Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Anthony Martial after yet another frustrating league game at Old Trafford ended in a 0-0 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Mourinho’s side have now drawn eight league games at home this season, and in seven of them they were comfortably the more dominant team but ultimately failed to turn possession and chances into goals.
The latest disappointment followed that pattern with United enjoying 75 per cent possession against Albion, but failing to end a run of home draws that has left them facing an uphill task if they are to finish in the top four.
And Rashford, Lingard, Mkhitaryan and Martial found themselves publically criticised by Mourinho as a United team without six key players through injury or suspension, took their total of home points dropped in drawn games to 16 for the campaign.
“This is deja vu all season,” said Mourinho. “We’re not consistent. We miss easy chances. We have moments or periods when we push, but then a couple of players disappear for 10 minutes, when you don’t see them.