Mourinho's Meeting About The United Fans

Jose Mourinho has revealed he and his Manchester United players held a special meeting this week that was dedicated entirely to the feelings of the club’s supporters.

The discussion was held at the Aon Training Complex in light of the Reds’ disappointing 4-0 Premier League defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, for which the manager apologised on Sunday.

Morale on the terraces was lifted significantly on Wednesday night with the 1-0 victory over rivals Manchester City in the EFL Cup and a much-improved performance from United.

As Mourinho admitted during his exclusive MUTV interview at the Aon Training Complex on Friday, his players were all aware of that fixture’s significance and how much a victory would mean to the fans.

“We spoke about the fans before the game between us,” Jose said. “To be honest we have short meetings, I don’t like to have a meeting of one hour, I prefer to have three or four meetings of 10 minutes then we have another one a few hours later. We had one of those meetings dedicated to the fans, just thinking about them, their feelings and their disappointment after the Chelsea game.

“We really analysed that part of our lives because many times we just focus on what we have to do professionally and you forget the other side of it. So we had one meeting and the players were really open.

"The players understood clearly that the game against Man City was not just a normal cup match, it was more than that because it was City, but it was even more than that because it was a couple of days after Chelsea. They showed amazing character and I’m really pleased with them.”