Criticising Man Utd stars is common sense – Mourinho

Criticising Man Utd stars is common sense – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho claims his stinging criticism of several Manchester United stars is common sense if they are not giving 100 percent .
Mourinho has turned his guns on a number of players in his first season at Old Trafford , with England left -back Luke Shaw and French forward Anthony Martial suffering recent blasts from the United manager .
Some pundits feel Mourinho has gone too far with his public approach to chastising players.
But asked if that was a calculated risk, Mourinho told Sky Sports on Tuesday : “ I don ’ t care . I don ’ t even think about it.
“ I just try to be who I am . I just try to be honest and direct , and I don ’ t think about the consequences .
“ You give me everything you have , I thank you for that . You don ’ t give me everything you have , I ask you for more. That is just common sense . ”
Mourinho has been willing to praise those he believes are following his advice , with 19 - year - old forward Marcus Rashford, scorer of three goals in United ’ s last five games, a current favourite of the Portuguese coach .
Speaking ahead of Thursday ’ s crucial Premier League clash with Manchester City , Mourinho added : “ When you give everything you have , I cannot demand more from you , and Marcus , even not performing especially well, was giving absolutely everything .
“ So I could never demand more from him . I could just support and say that better days will arrive , but I am always super happy with the approach from such a young and talented kid .
“ Some other guys don ’ t give everything they have , so that is the point — they have to . And when they do it, I am happy with them. It doesn ’ t matter the way they perform . ”
United head into Thursday ’ s contest with considerable injury problems , including what the club have described as “ serious ” knee ligament damage sustained last week by Zlatan Ibrahimovic , their 28 - goal top scorer .
While Mourinho would not be drawn on the future of the 35 - year- old Swedish striker , whose contract with United is due to expire at the end of the season , he did confirm Ibrahimovic had travelled to the United States for surgery.
“ He is in America to have the surgery and start the recovering process , and that is the only thing that matters for us , ” he said .
United are currently fifth in the table , one point behind fourth- placed City with both having five more league fixtures to go after Thursday ’ s .
Mourinho ’ s side have already won the League Cup this season and have reached the semi - finals of the Europa League , a competition that has a Champions League spot for its winners .
“ I always feel that the season is very important for me, for the players , for the club , ” Mourinho said .
“ I would say it can be the first season of the next five or six or seven , who knows, but it can be the first season of better years . ”

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