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Manchester United Got Lucky at Crystal Palace – Mourinho Admits

Farouk Mohammed
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Published: March 6, 2018
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Jose Mourinho admitted Manchester United rode their luck as Nemanja Matic’s late thunderbolt capped a dramatic 3-2 win at Crystal Palace on Monday.

Mourinho’s side trailed to Andros Townsend’s early opener and Patrick van Aanholt’s second half effort at Selhurst Park.

But Chris Smalling got one back for United and Romelu Lukaku equalised with 14 minutes remaining.

That set the stage for Serbia midfielder Matic to score for the first time since his move from Chelsea last year with a blistering blast from the edge of the area in stoppage-time.

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It was an escape act that seemed unlikely when United fell 2-0 behind after being out-fought and out-played by a Palace team fighting gamely to avoid relegation.

But Mourinho took heart from the way his players shrugged off their limp opening to move back above Liverpool into second place in the Premier League and within 16 points of runaway leaders Manchester City.

“You always need that little bit of luck to win a match in the last few minutes,” Mourinho said.

“We played very good quality football in the second half but we made so many defensive mistakes.

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“That disgraceful, childish second goal changed everything. But the players kept an amazing attitude.

“I cannot tell you half of the things I told my team at half-time because there would be lots of bleeping on television.

“To come back from 2-0 away from home against a team that is desperate for points, it gives us a great feeling.”

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