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Man United boss Jose Mourinho: How it feels to bounce back from Chelsea defeat
JOSE MOURINHO has hailed Manchester United’s win over Manchester City as an ‘important result’.
Jose Mourinho celebrates Manchester United's win over Manchester City
Mourinho’s men were desperate for a response after their 4-0 humbling at the hands of Chelsea last weekend.
And Mata’s strike at Old Trafford last night proved to be the difference.
Although Mourinho has come under fire in the past week, he thinks the result will lift the fans.
“It is an important result because this is a knockout competition: if you lose you are out and if you win you are in," he told the club's official website.
“It is especially important because it was a way to create a better feeling for the absolutely wonderful fans that I have never seen before in my life.
Juan Mata celebrates his matchwinner
Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola shakes hands after the game
“After the defeat at Chelsea, to have this support is incredible.
“The love that these people have for the club is bigger than the result, it is bigger than the success and the trophies.
“It is real love and it is real passion. I am very happy for them, I don’t care about myself. I am not happy because it is important for me, I am happy for the fans.
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“I am happy for the players because they have absolutely everything. The performance was good, it was not phenomenal, but it was good. What was phenomenal was the spirit, the effort and the solidarity.
“This is the minimum that we can give to the fans.”
United will now face West Ham, who knocked out Chelsea, in the last eight of the competition.
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