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Call that a rotten pitch Jose? Mourinho and Manchester United should be glad they're not playing on some of these mudbaths from yesteryear!

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has slammed the condition of Rostov's pitch ahead of their Europa League tie in Russia.

United face Rostov at the Olimp-2 Stadium in the first leg of their last-16 clash on Thursday. However the pitch is in such poor condition that the home side will train elsewhere ahead of the match, while Mourinho said he may have to re-assess his team selection.

The United manager fumed: 'It's still hard for me to believe that we are going to play tomorrow (Thursday). I know we have to, but I find it hard to believe we are going to play on that field, if you can call it a field.