Mourinho reveals what he said to players at half

It was the fourth time United have scored four goals under Mourinho, the same amount that Louis van Gaal’s side managed in two years under the Dutchman.

Liverpool will face Southampton in the competition’s other semi final.

“I told them at half-time, it’s not possible to play so well and because of the goal, they stopped to play so well”.

‘But, also, I’ve never had a team with so many draws.

He added on Sky Sports: “The performance is something we are used to”.

“They can emerge and surprise and amaze us and the league, like Rashford, but we are still looking to get a striker if we can, but only if he is a better striker than what we have”. Today was more of the same.

“Of course he came on at 3-1 and for 10 minutes, but if we needed him before (that) he was ready”.

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Fortunately for United, it started the second half as sharply as it had attacked the first, a move down the right culminating in Mkhitaryan squaring for Martial to sweep home. In terms of their striking options, Fletcher must feel he has a real chance of getting another opportunity given the side’s injury woes, combined with his first goal for the club.

“I’m so happy today because today it was against a Premier League team with Premier League qualities and that showed his evolution”, Mourinho said. Yesterday we worked really well and everybody was prepared.

However, Mkhitaryan dazzled in last week’s Europa League rout of Feyenoord and was once again in impressive form as United swept aside the Hammers 4-1 to seal a semi-final berth, with Hull City awaiting in the last four. But it was ex-United Ashley Fletcher who levelled the score with his first goal for the Hammers after following up a Dmitri Payet shot that David de Gea found too hot to handle.

Bilc lost wing-backs Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio to injury and said both players would be assessed on Thursday.

“We were on this process of developing him as a player – he has a lot to learn and great potential to develop so we were giving him 90 minutes”.