Jose Mourinho launched a scathing attack on his attacking players after Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolves at Old Trafford. The Portuguese manager was particularly unimpressed with the performance of his forwards, whom he accused of lacking creativity, movement and dynamism.
United took the lead midway through the first half when Fred fired in his first goal for the club from outside the box. However, the Red Devils never looked comfortable, with Wolves impressing in the opening exchanges and causing the home side problem after problem.
A wonder-strike from Joao Moutinho before the hour mark levelled the match to earn the away side a deserved point. Mourinho made a number of changes to the side which beat Young Boys 3-0 in the Champions League earlier this week, namely the absence of the suspended Marcus Rashford, with Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard starting.
“They deserved their point and we deserve the punishment of only getting one point,” Mourinho said. “They started better, were more aggressive, had more intent and I don't know why but they were more motivated. I was expecting more from my attacking players. There was not enough creativity, movement or dynamism. We made it quite easy for them to cope with our supremacy in the last 20 minutes. Overall we don't deserve more than this.”
The result leaves United eighth in the Premier League table, having taken 13 points from their opening seven matches.
