In the post-match interview, the "Special One" shared frankly that he and his students did not want to play in the last match against Tottenham.The proof is that in the starting lineup yesterday, the "Red Devils" had 8 substitutions compared to the previous Europa League Semi-final against Celta Vigo.Mourinho said he was completely happy with his players' result against Spurs, even though it was a defeat.
"We don't want this game to be a gamble, it's like we were forced to play.Therefore, no matter the result, I am still happy today.The players still played for 90 minutes, those who needed a break were given a break and fortunately no one was injured.For the remaining Premier League games, we don't want to play any more," Mourinho said.
Manchester United have 2 more Premier League matches this season against Southampton and Crystal Palace. Currently, the Top 4 goal of Mourinho's team has become far away and with the current personnel situation, M.U is not crazy enough to lose their strength in the domestic arena. The immediate goal is the Europa League Final against Ajax Armsterdam, where the winner will be awarded the championship title and a ticket to the Champions League next season.
The match in round 36 against Tottenham is not only a formality, for M.U at this time, it is also a good warm-up for many names that may be present in the upcoming big match with Ajax.Mourinho has also played all the reserve players and used all three substitutions.It can be seen that the Portuguese strategist is ready to face the Dutch representative in the decisive match of the upcoming season.
The Europa League final will take place 10 days later at 1:45 a.m.on May 25, Vietnam time.
