Jose Mourinho says he smashed a set of pitch side water bottles out of relief after seeing Manchester United secure a late victory over Young Boys.Marouane Fellaini struck in injury time to secure a win that booked United’s place in the last 16 of the Champions League after a frustrating evening against the Swiss champions.
United spurned a number of opportunities with David de Gea once again rescuing his side with a stunning save before the Belgian’s neat finish in the first minute of injury time which prompted Mourinho’s wild celebrations.
Explaining what brought on the water bottles incident, the United boss said: “Relief. Frustration before that and relief with the goal.
“I think we didn’t play for that, we didn’t play for 0-0.
“We didn’t play to be in trouble until the last minute, so frustration. I was not unhappy with the players. Not at all.”
The victory ensures United will travel to Valencia for their final group game with their place in the knockout stages of the competition already secured.
Mourinho was in no mood to discuss the statistical small print of his side’s season either.
United are closer to the bottom of the Premier League than the top, while conceding more than four times as many goals as rivals Manchester City and Liverpool.
Mourinho did have praise for his goalkeeper though after David de Gea produced a superb sprawling stop to keep United level earlier in the match.
The 28-year-old is committed to Old Trafford until the summer, with the club having an option to extend to 2020.
“He is a world-class player; the best goalkeeper in the world,” said Mourinho.
“I know he wants to stay and the agent wants to do what the player wants. The board want him to stay and are working on that.”