Jose: Different Styles Combat Difficulties

Jose Mourinho insists that his Manchester United team must be able to deal with every scenario that can arise on the pitch during matches.

The in-form Reds have enjoyed an impressive start to the campaign in all competitions, which continued with last Saturday's hard-fought 1-0 win at Southampton, courtesy of Romelu Lukaku's first-half strike.

Unlike many games so far this term, United had to battle all the way at St Mary's to secure victory, and the boss feels his players must be ready to show different sides to their game when faced with difficult scenarios on the pitch.

Speaking in his press conference ahead of the Reds' UEFA Champions League clash away to CSKA Moscow tonight (Wednesday), Mourinho said: "We try to play well but, in some moments of the match, if the opponent has moments of superiority, we have to be humble like we were against Southampton. We have to cope with the difficult moments of the game.

"I think it's a mixture of our quality, and being dominant like we always want to be, and accepting the reality of high-level football that, when the opponent has a strong moment, you have to cope with it."

When asked what the key is to maintaining the early-season form, he added: "We cannot guarantee this line of success but the way to try to keep it is to do what we are doing."

The Reds have spent time adapting to new surroundings in the Russian capital ahead of the club's second Group A game against CSKA at the spectacular VEB Arena – and Mourinho has certainly been impressed by what he has seen.

He told MUTV: "[It's been] good, a beautiful stadium, absolutely beautiful, and the pitch looks good, probably the best I've had in Russia."

United travelled to Moscow on Monday, a day earlier than usual for a European trip, in order to maximise preparation time for the game in the Russian capital.

When asked if the early flight was due to the distance involved, the boss said: "Yes, and we feel good together, so we prepare for the game, we are together and we focus on this last week before another international break."