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Man Utd miles - and millions - from being truly Mourinho's

The Portuguese's defence of his record had some basis in fact, with his United squad being the least representative of its manager in the top six

“Football heritage.” The game’s lexicon has been expanded further in the past fortnight thanks to Jose Mourinho’s spectacular broadside at the media following Manchester United’s exit from the Champions League.

The blame for the 2-1 home loss to Sevilla which has cast a pall over United’s season was largely ascribed to Mourinho and Mourinho alone, and the manager came out fighting.

But while his decision to shout back at some of the personal criticism only to then openly blast many of his players over a sensational two-day period hasn’t sat particularly well with most onlookers, it wasn’t all mad rambling that the Portuguese had to offer as a defence for his side’s European failure.