Mourinho sent his side out with defence at the forefront of their minds and they weren’t capable of staging a comeback following the defender’s error
Not even the comeback kings were able to get Jose Mourinho out of the mess he found himself in at Wembley on Saturday as Manchester United went down 1-0 to Chelsea in the FA Cup final.
Poor starts by United this season against Crystal Palace, Manchester City, Tottenham and even Chelsea turned out to be only the platform from which spectacular comeback wins would be recorded.
But Mourinho couldn’t coax another out of his side in Saturday’s showpiece as his decision to focus more on stopping Chelsea than unleashing his own players left United chasing shadows for the majority of the first half.