Champions League: Rio Ferdinand Has Reacted To Manchester United 2-1 Home Loss To Sevilla

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Champions League: Rio Ferdinand Has Reacted To Manchester United 2-1 Home Loss To Sevilla

A former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand has reacted to Manchester United 2-1 home loss to Sevilla and eventual crash out from the Champions League on Tuesday.

The first leg ended 0-0 in Spain and United knew they had to be wary of conceding an away goal at Old Trafford.

But after failing to score for the first 74 minutes, substitute Wissam Ben Yedder provided the killer blow for the visiting side.

The striker scored twice within the space of four minutes, meaning Romelu Lukaku’s late goal was nothing more than a consolation for United.

Ferdinand said Jose Mourinho and his players played like a team of strangers.

He said they looked like a team thrown together, full of strangers.

He told BT Sport, “Terrible.

“I didn’t see this result or this performance coming, especially after the result at the weekend against Liverpool, the way in which they played.

“I thought they would have brought confidence to this game. They looked like a team thrown together, full of strangers.

“They played with nerves, they just went out there and played nervous and cautious from the beginning.

“In these games you’ve got to go and take the game by the scruff of the neck.

“That takes personalities, takes characters to go and do that.

“In this stadium you’ve got to give these fans something to chant about.

“This stadium tonight was quiet and that’s down to the players.”

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Champions League: What Mourinho Said After Manchester United Loss 2-1 To Sevilla

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Champions League: What Mourinho Said After Manchester United Loss 2-1 To Sevilla

Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho, has explained why his team surprisingly fell 2-1 to Sevilla in the Champions League round of 16 second leg at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

The first leg had ended 0-0 in Spain meaning that United have crashed out of the competition.

Mourinho said his team’s inability to score goals cost them a place in the Champions League last 8.

Speaking immediately after the match, the Portuguese gaffer said, “I think the first goal would be always important in this match, not just because of the first leg.

“We try to be aggressive and intense and I could see some similarities between this and Liverpool but When we didn’t score then Sevilla progressively kept the ball and controlled the game well.

“In second half we had good chances, good approaches to their box, they score one goal and form that moment everything becomes more emotional and much more difficult. The second goal impossible.

“The players were completely free for that, we had good situations, we had one good move with Lingard, Rashford and Valencia before end of first half which is exactly what we wanted. I can’t say my players had something wrong with their attitude and intention to play.

“Fantastic team like Tottenham has the same as us to do that. Liverpool has the Champions League but doesn’t have the FA Cup.”

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Champions League: Manchester United Crashes Out As Sevilla, Roma Qualify For Quarter-Final

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Champions League: Manchester United Crashes Out As Sevilla, Roma Qualify For Quarter-Final

Manchester United have been eliminated from this season’s Champions League, after they were beaten 2-1 by Sevilla on Tuesday night.

Jose Mourinho’s men held the advantage going into the second leg at Old Trafford, after a goalless draw in Spain.

However, the hosts were unable to trouble Sevilla in the first half, with no goals scored.

Wissam Ben Yedder was then introduced into the game and he grabbed two goals in four minutes, to set the LaLiga side on their way to the quarter-finals.

Although Romelu Lukaku pulled one back, it was too little and too late, as Mourinho’s men exited the competition.

Roma are also through after beating Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at home. They lost the first leg 2-1.

Sevilla and Roma join Manchester City, Liverpool, Juventus and Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.

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Champions League: Scholes Blames Mourinho For Manchester United 2-1 Loss To Sevilla

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Champions League: Scholes Blames Mourinho For Manchester United 2-1 Loss To Sevilla

Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes has attacked Mourinho over the club’s surprise 2-1 loss to Sevilla in their Champions League last-16 second-leg clash at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

A second-half brace from substitute Wissam Ben Yedder was enough to see off the Red Devils.

Scholes says United lacked desire and energy and claimed it was a difficult match to watch.

He has also criticised United for their performance in the first leg, which ended 0-0.

He told BT Sport, “It was very difficult watching that, it was difficult watching the first game. There’s no desire, no energy.

“He likes to play on the counter attack and use his pace,” Scholes said of Mourinho.

“It was very difficult watching that, it was difficult watching the first game.

“There’s no desire, no energy, no speed about the team.

“I can’t explain it, it’s unexplainable. It will be interesting to hear what the manager says.

“You go back to the first game, the modern games now is teams go to places and try to score goals.

“United went there and didn’t even try to win the game or score a goal.”

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