Jose Mourinho: Man United deserved to beat Spurs

Jose Mourinho says Manchester United deserved to beat his Tottenham side on Wednesday in the Premier League.

The Portuguese coach lost against his former side.

“I tried to tell them exactly the way United approach these matches at home – against Liverpool, against Chelsea, always the strong start with people running, pressing, trying to lift the morale of the supporters,” said Mourinho.

“Normally they come from bad results against smaller teams so when they face the big teams people think it's going to be more difficult for them. It's not more difficult for them because the responsibilities change and they feel comfortable in this style of play.

“We have to blame ourselves. I think United must obviously be happy with the points, and overall they deserved it.”