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Jose Mourinho: This is what I thought of Manchester United's draw with FC Rostov
JOSE MOURINHO insisted it was impossible for Manchester United to play better in the 1-1 draw with FC Rostov.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho wasn't impressed with Rostov's pitch
On a challenging pitch United grabbed a vital away goal through Henrikh Mkhitaryan's close-range finish following excellent work by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
But Rostov forward Aleksandr Bukharov latched on to Timofei Kalachev's pass to score the equaliser and leave everything to play for in next week’s second-leg at Old Trafford.
Manchester United celebrate after Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored against Rostov
And Mourinho insisted United couldn't have done better given the circumstances.
"It was a very good performance in relation to the conditions,” Mourinho told BT Sport.
“It was impossible to play better, impossible to play a passing game.
"We played what the game demanded and we played well. We made one defensive mistake.
"We have an open result for the second leg with a little advantage for us. There are no injuries.
"I did not see us conceding but we did. They are very direct and do not use the wingers.
"Our three central defenders had a very positive game. The midfield fought for the second goal and tried to give something in attack."