The phrase ‘stay of execution’ springs to mind…
Jose Mourinho somehow managed to claw his way back after all signs pointed to an awful weekend for the under-fire Manchester United manager.
A Mirror report prior to United’s home clash with Newcastle on Saturday evening claimed that Mourinho would be sacked this weekend regardless of the result.
But the Red Devils came back from two goals down to claim a dramatic 3-2 victory at Old Trafford, likely securing Mourinho’s job for the immediate future.
Mourinho has never been afraid to criticise his own players and did precisely that after United’s much-needed win as he claimed that Marcus Rashford was “sad on the pitch” while Scott McTominay was “scared.”
Both McTominay and Rashford started the match but neither saw out the 90 minutes as they were replaced by Marouane Fellaini and Alexis Sanchez respectively.
And while Mourinho eased the pressure on his position with his changes that sparked the second-half comeback, the 55-year-old’s comments did not sit well with United legend Paul Scholes.
“I think some of his comments about McTominay and Rashford I don’t think that’ll help them,” Scholes said on BT Sport.
“Maybe that’s a thing he could have done not in front of everybody and given them a bit of confidence, put his arm around them.
“But to come out and say that, if that was me I wouldn’t like that kind of comment saying I was scared on the football pitch.”
