If my team played like Chelsea did, I can’t imagine what people would say
Jose Mourinho
“But I don’t think they deserved to win. I congratulate them because I am a sportsman, they scored one more than us and get the Cup.
"I have to do what my job asked me to do. I have to be respectful. Not just because they are my previous club but because they won the Cup.
“I think we deserved to win, we were the best team. But that’s football.”
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Jose Mourinho's Manchester United side end the season without a trophy
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Asked about the performance of both sides, he added: “I’m curios to know what you say, what people will write. I can imagine if my team played like Chelsea did, I can imagine what people would say.
“I know my players today gave absolutely everything. We played against a team that defended with nine players.
“We needed that presence in the box. We tried absolutely everything. It’s a defeat, every defeat hurts.”