Europa League: It was impossible to play better – Mourinho speaks on Rostov draw

Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho, has said he is satisfied with his side’s performance in their 1-1 draw at FC Rostov in the Europa League on Thursday.

United opened scoring in the 35th minute of the encounter, after Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan combined well for the Armenia midfielder to score.

The home team drew level at the beginning of the second half through Aleksandr Bukharov, who got between Phil Jones and Chris Smalling, to control a long pass and finish past Sergio Romero.

Mourinho had complained about the half-frozen pitch in Russia and spoke about it again after the match.

“It was a very good performance in relation to the conditions. It was impossible to play better, impossible to play a passing game,” he said on BT Sport.

“We played what the game demanded and we played well. We made one defensive mistake.

“We have an open result for the second leg with a little advantage for us. There are no injuries.

“I did not see us conceding but we did.

“They are very direct and do not use the wingers. Our three central defenders had a very positive game. The midfield fought for the second goal and tried to give something in attack.”

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