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Manchester United flops return home after miserable Europa League night in Holland
MANCHESTER UNITED players returned home following their sobering defeat in the Europa League.
Manchester United players returned home following their defeat to Feyenoord
Jose Mourinho’s side were beaten 1-0 by Dutch side Feyenoord after an uninspiring performance.
There was more than a hint of offside for the goal but United offered little and Mourinho has accused them of a lack of ambition.
The Portuguese made eight changes to his side following the defeat to Manchester City in the derby on Saturday.
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Fringe players Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera, Matteo Darmian and Morgan Schneiderlin all came in while Chris Smalling and Marcus Rashford made their first starts of the season.
Captain Wayne Rooney, Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia didn’t even travel.
But Mourinho’s hope that he would be given a selection headache ahead of Sunday’s midday Premier League clash with Watford never materialised.
Juan Mata started the game but was hooked just after an hour
Marcos Rojo struggled in his first appearance of the season
Anthony Martial had another bad evening on the wing for United
He criticised the players in the aftermath, saying: "I always expect maximum ambition and focus no matter the opponent.
"I am very pragmatic in my approach. I look to this game with proper eyes, I changed eight players, but I played with a good team, with enough good players to win the match.
"I think in first half we were not especially bad but we didn't have an ambitious attitude. We were not trying to win just content with controlling the game.
"In the second half they answered my [half-time] words. It's more disappointing that in our best moment they scored.
"Of course I'm unhappy, especially because I think we lost the game precisely in the moment we don't deserve to lose. We were double unlucky because it's a clear offside."
Marouane Fellaini wasn't involved but is expected to return on Sunday
Jose Mourinho accused his players of lacking ambition
Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench but was unable to get United back into the game
United, having lost back-to-back matches for the first time since March, face the difficult task of an away trip to in-form Watford this weekend.
The Hornets staged an incredible comeback against West Ham last week to win 4-2 from two goals down.
United lost their 100% record against City last week and will need to recover from the latest defeat to ensure they don’t drop further behind the league leaders who face Bournemouth at home on Saturday.
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