Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has explained his decision to bring on Marouane Fellaini against Everton.
The Portugeuse brought the midfielder in to the game with just minutes to go, which proved to be a major mistake as he gave away a penalty just moments later.
Fellaini takes three minutes to absolutely ruin Man Utd’s day against Everton Leighton Baines tucked away the spot kick to grab a 1-1 draw for the Toffees, and leave the Red Devils 13 points off Premier League leaders Chelsea and nine behind fourth placed Manchester City.
Mourinho hit out at a reporter who asked him about the decision, saying: ‘What do you mean by that?
‘I thought you would know more about football than you do, because the answer is obvious.
‘Everton is not the passing team anymore, like they were, Everton is a team that plays direct, everything is direct, goalkeeper: direct, Ashley Williams: direct, Funes Mori: direct, everything is direct.
‘And when a team is losing and plays direct, intensifies the direct football, and when you __have a player on the bench with two metres you play the player in front of the defensive line to help the team to the match.’
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Mourinho, who was in a tetchy mood after seeing victory slip from his fingers at Goodison Park, also refused to comment on the foul which resulted in the penalty – claiming that he didn’t see it.
The 53-year-old had a similar answer for Marcos Rojo’s challenge on Idrissa Gueye in the first half, which many thought should __have seen the Argentinian sent off rather than receive a yellow card.
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