Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho was candid about his said’s performance against Juventus stating that the Italian team was on another level.
The Red Devils fell to a 17th minute Paulo Dybala goal and while they were a much better side in the second half even hitting the bar with a Paul Pogba effort, they were unable to find a way back into the game.
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to his old stomping ground and he was involved in the goal. He was unable to get himself on the score sheet, but Mourinho believes that the gulf in class was too great.
“In the other side was huge quality and sometimes when we speak about quality people look for Cristiano, Dybala or [Miralem] Pjanic,” Mourinho said to BT Sport.
“But in a top team you have to look to Chiellini and Bonucci, Juventus are this kind of team when they are in front it’s very, very difficult for them to concede.
“Our attacking players were not with, I say it in a funny way, ‘honey in their feet’, but everyone tried and everyone was strong to try to the end.
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“Juventus felt it and instead of their control in the first half they had to defend and added an extra central defender [Andrea Barzagli] to the amazing Chiellini and Bonucci.
“Really difficult for us. I thought before and during the game we could take something but we couldn’t manage to score.”
Mourinho might have had a dig at the Manchester United hierarchy for not investing enough in the team,
“I have to say they [Juve] are a different level and if people don’t want to accept that it’s their problem,” Mourinho added.
“They are a different level of stability, experience and knowhow and at the base of the team they have Bonucci and Chiellini, it allows them to play with the freedom in attack, creating and losing the ball, ‘no problem, we are here’.
“With the effort of the boys we deserved a draw but it was not possible. I have no complaints with my boys, a positive feeling to the effort, and on Sunday we have another match.”