At home at John Smith's on October 21, Huddersfield Town made a surprise when they defeated Man United with a score of 2-1. Aaron Mooy and Depoitre scored for the home team while Rashford was the one who scored for the "Red Devils" in this match.
Many people thought that Man United failed due to a mistake by Juan Mata or Victor Lindelof in 2 goals conceded. However, coach Jose Mourinho did not think so.
Speaking after the match, he explained: It is unfair to say that individual mistakes are responsible for this defeat because they come in a common context of the match.
If we play well and fail because of a personal mistake, we can say we have failed because of that. But no, from the first minute, the first match was a bad one for us. The pair paid the price and I think it was worth it.
In addition, coach Mourinho affirmed that the poor fighting spirit of the new players was what left his team penniless when leaving John Smith's field, especially after listening to Ander Herrera's statement.
Coach Mourinho complained: "When I lose, I like to lose because my opponent plays better, more classy. When you lose due to your attitude, it's a really bad thing.
I heard Ander Herrera say in a quick interview that the team's spirit and desire to compete is really bad. Oh my god! When a player says that and feels that, I think they should go to the press conference and explain why.
Of course, this affected me. It happened today, why not tomorrow? To be honest, it was the first time I saw this. I can't remember when our fighting spirit was too weak, even in a friendly match.
They tried hard in the second half in difficult circumstances as the wind grew stronger. We may have scored a second goal but it would be an unnecessary goal and an unnecessary draw.
After this defeat, Man United is still second in the Premier League rankings with 20 points but is 5 points behind leaders Man City. As for new signing Huddersfield Town, they have temporarily risen to 10th place with 12 points after 9 matches.
