The boss also praised the positive attitude of his players and admitted he was particularly pleased to see Bruno Fernandes's fine display of leadership rewarded with a goal and Wout Weghorst's tireless efforts in attack pay off with a first goal at home for the Reds.
Below you can watch the manager's post-match interview with MUTV and read the main comments from his conversation with BT Sport...
FANS WERE BEHIND US
"I think we played a very good game. In both halves. At half-time we should have already been 3-0 up but it was 1-1, we made one mistake and were punished for it.