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Man Utd Boss Claims His Side Joked at Defender's 'Amazing' Own Goal After Crucial Liverpool Victory

Manchester United boss José Mourinho claimed that his team found the funny side of his defender Eric Bailly's own goal during their 2-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday, joking with the Ivorian that he'd scored a top quality goal.

Speaking after his side's impressive win over Jürgen Klopp's side, via the Metro, the Portuguese manager was quizzed on how his team reacted to Bailly's bizarre moment, and conceded that the mistimed clearance had caused much amusement in the dressing room. The former Chelsea boss said:

"The people in the dressing room are having a joke with him with his ‘amazing’ goal’.