The two summer signings were the only players praised by their manager during Friday's diatribe, and they took United to the FA Cup semis on Saturday
Jose Mourinho’s 12-minute rant on Friday was largely an impassioned defence of his own record as Manchester United manager rather than a broadside supporting his players. And, when his current squad did come into it, he picked out Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku as the two players worthy of unquestionable praise.
“I prefer to say that Matic and Lukaku are performing at a high level since day one until the last match.