Jose Mourinho: Result phenomenal for Chelsea, awful for Manchester United
Ross Barkley's last-minute leveller handed Chelsea a 2-2 draw
Saturday 20 October 2018 23:52, UK
Jose Mourinho says Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Manchester United was a phenomenal result for the Blues but awful for his side.
Ross Barkley struck in the 96th minute at Stamford Bridge after Anthony Martial's double looked to have given Mourinho's side all three points.
It would have been United's second straight victory from behind following the 3-2 win over Newcastle a fortnight ago, and Mourinho says his side were the best on the pitch.
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He told Sky Sports: "The best team on the pitch, and if you say before the match one point at Stamford Bridge is always a good result because it's always difficult for teams to win here but after the game the way the game was is an awful result for us and a phenomenal result for them.
"It's different because against Newcastle first half we were not there, in this match we were there. We had lots of the ball in the last third, we were not aggressive enough with the ball to attack the spaces, but we were there.
"We controlled their triggers, Hazard and Jorginho were well controlled, I've never seen Jorginho play so little like today. We concede a goal in a set piece, but we were in the game."
Chelsea equalised in the last minute of stoppage time after a frantic second half, and Mourinho hinted that the six minutes of additional time was inconsistent.
"I hope every referee does the same as Mike Dean, to give six minutes. Normally when I'm losing, I never have five or six or seven.
"There were some changes, which every team does, three for them and three for us, we wanted to do two at the same time but because Rashford was injured we couldn't do it.
"I never saw what the majority of the goalkeepers do in the Premier League, which is go to the limit of earning a yellow card."
For Chelsea's first goal, Paul Pogba looked to have lost goalscorer Antonio Rudiger from a corner; Mourinho refused to lay blame on the Frenchman, but says all players know their jobs from set pieces with their "eyes closed".
"What I can tell you is we defend mixed, we have some in the zone, some on opponents, every player knows with closed eyes which player is his player, and which space is his space."
