Man Utd’s Mourinho praises Southampton - ‘I was afraid…’

Published on: 27 February 2017

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has given high praise to Southampton in the wake of Sunday's EFL Cup final.

The Saints fought back courageously at Wembley to make it 2-2 through a Manolo Gabbiadini brace after United had lead by two goals late in the first half.

A late Zlatan Ibrahimovic header denied Claude Puel's side the chance to recreate history after their 1976 FA Cup triumph over United but it certainly was a difficult affair for Mourinho and his men which the Portuguese admits he was scared of.

"This game was a tricky final, Southampton are a club that is growing," he said.

"They have good players, a good coach, their fans were the same number as our fans, so this was a tricky kind of final.

"I was afraid of this one more than the other finals when you know another giant is the other side. This one was tricky."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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