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Jose Mourinho lauds 'solid' Manchester United after 2-0 Leicester win
MANCHESTER UNITED were solid in their 2-0 win over Leicester City, according to Jose Mourinho.
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Manchester United maintained their undefeated start to the Premier League campaign with a 2-0 win against Leicester.
The Red Devils have now won three on the bounce and are yet to concede a goal, sitting top of the table.
And Jose Mourinho lauded his side's performance, calling them 'solid'.
"I think we played very well," Mourinho said.
"The result was open at 0-0. The Blue wall was very well organised and I alwyas give credit for that. They defended very well.
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"After the goal I have to say we were very good. If i have to choose a word to describe my team, i would have to say 'solid'.
United had to bide their time to break down a resolute Leicester side with both goals coming in the second half from substitutes.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for the Red Devils from a corner, before Marouane Fellaini combined with Jesse Lingard to make it 2-0.
And Mourinho was delighted to see his benched players come on make such an impact.
"The players are good and motivated," he added.
"They are on the bench waiting for a chance."
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