da pixbet： Jose Mourinho’s reaction to the most basic of questions from Martin Fisher, walking away from his post-match interview with the BBC reporter after being asked to explain his gripes with referee Mike Jones, summed up a frustrating night for Manchester United.
da betobet： Despite the accommodating surroundings of Old Trafford, the Red Devils failed to break through a stern rearguard display from Hull City that saw Marco Silva claim four points from three Premier League fixtures since taking the reigns from Mike Phelan at the start of January.
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The Tigers have faced United three times since then, the other meetings coming in the EFL Cup semi-final, and come away with impressive results; a 2-0 defeat despite injuries forcing Silva to field just a six-man bench, a 2-1 win at the KCOM Stadium and last night’s clean-sheet-draw on the road.
“We didn’t score. You don’t score, it is not possible to win. Their goalkeeper was good. We needed to score, we needed more time to play. If you played 35-40 minutes in both halves, it is a lot. I think Hull City tried to see where they could go, the way they could behave and tried to see what the referee would allow them to do.”
In addition to the officials, Mourinho was seemingly aggrieved by his side’s attacking efforts at Old Trafford, although Hull goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic has earned plenty of plaudits for a spate of impressive saves, six in total.
But if there’s one individual performance the Portuguese shouldn’t be disappointed with, it’s that of Paul Pogba. The France international didn’t convince everybody when he returned to United in the summer, but has moved further towards justifying that world-record price-tag with every passing game.
Last night provided another example; despite the profligacy of his team-mates, Pogba produced three efforts at goal, one of which brought a stunning save out of Jakupovic, provided three key passes and completed one successful dribble. He also contributed defensively, although Hull failed to try test David De Gea, with two interceptions, two tackles and four successful aerial duels.
Despite the enormous transfer fee and criticism he received earlier in the campaign, is Pogba quietly emerging as the signing of the season?
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