Mourinho Thrilled By Vicarage Road Victory

Jose Mourinho feels his Manchester United side could have scored more goals in Tuesday night's thrilling 4-2 win over Watford.

The Reds survived a late scare to secure a vital three points in an entertaining game at Vicarage Road as Ashley Young scored twice against his former club and Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard were also on target.

Here are the manager's main comments from his post-match interviews and press conference…

COULD HAVE BEEN SEVEN
“We should have scored seven. We were very dangerous for 90 minutes, I think, and we had a chance to score in the first half and kill the game and we had also a chance at 3-0 to control the game because 3-0 is more than enough to win but we lost concentration and gave them life. We gave them life with the first goal and then we were a couple of minutes with normal fear and pressure of losing the points.”

EASY TO SCORE IN SECOND HALF
“The second half should have been five or six-nil and it was even easier to score goals in the second half than in the first but we missed these chances and this is football. Out of nothing, penalty and 3-1 and then the game is a different one. But it’s a match to win comfortably and in the end at 3-2 the game is in a grey zone and Jesse [Lingard] had that fantastic initiative and killed the game.”

QUALITY GOALS AND GREAT CHANCES
“Great goals and we missed a [chance to make it] 4-0 also in a great action at the end of the first half and in the second half we had a great high pressure to recover the ball high and [Romelu] Lukaku also had that one with an open goal and [Paul] Pogba’s header is also a free header. We had lots of chances which came out of nothing, but 3-1 and then the game is different.”

YOUNG IN FINE FORM
"He was good. He’s playing well. I know the positions where he can be useful for us. This left-back position is adapted to him at this point in this career. I am surprised that Paul [Pogba] gave him permission [for the free-kick for the second goal]. In training, his conversion rate [from free-kicks] is high but we have other options and sometimes he doesn’t take but probably today, after his first goal, he had the confidence. Paul [Pogba] let him have the option to take and it was a beautiful goal, yeah.”

WATFORD’S APPROACH
“They are full of confidence, they have nothing to lose, they are a team that has no pressure, they play the way they do. For them to lose 3-0 or lose 5-0 is exactly the same, so after the 3-1, they come into the game and there were a few minutes where we should be smoking cigars but certainly we were a big team in trouble.”

LUKAKU’S PERFORMANCE
“I think he needs a big contract with boots. At the moment, he has no contract with any brand, that is why he is wearing black boots! Jokes apart, he works amazingly well for the team. I would never blame him for missing an easy chance, never. He's an amazing professional. I couldn't be happier with him."

PLEASED WITH MARTIAL’S CONTRIBUTION
“Yes, I am pleased. I think he suffers a little bit with accumulation of matches. I could feel that in the second half he was going down and down and down. He’s still a young guy and his body, his biological situation has space to improve but in the first half, during the time, he had strength and explosion in his legs. He was dangerous and [scored] an important goal.”

LINDELOF KEPT RICHARLISON QUIET
“I think Richarlison is a very good player and a difficult player to play against but Victor is very fast and he’s adapted to play centrally but also to go to the sides because he’s got the agility that many of the central defenders don’t have. I think it was another very positive performance by Victor.”