Old Trafford sleepover: United fans hid in bathroom

Meanwhile, Mourinho hinted he was ready to hand veteran midfielder Michael Carrick another one-year contract, as he has been impressed by his presence on and off the pitch at United.

Martial has been off the boil this term after an impressive debut campaign at Old Trafford.

That effort looked like it would be enough for Jose Mourinho’s side to take all three points and for the Portuguese coach to celebrate another victory over old adversary Arsene Wenger. “A stability that the club wants to give me, a stability that the club gives me, a stability that the fans give me, but that the press does not accept very well”.

In a statement issued by the club’s spokesman on the latest safety problem at Old Trafford, he said, “We realise people will go to any lengths to watch a game at Old Trafford, but these people went too far”.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is set to be handed the chance to prove his worth at Manchester United this week with manager Jose Mourinho confirming that the out-of-favour Armenian will face Feyenoord in Thursday’s crucial Europa League tie at Old Trafford. “I don’t think I get that respect”. “I thought it was the best option”.

The result left United stuck in sixth place on the Premier League table with just two wins from their last nine league matches.

Now one of the top flight’s best central defenders, the Portuguese worldwide – who played a huge part in helping his country win European Championships over the summer – is allegedly attracting interest.

“I’m not sure if he’s injured again, but somehow it feels like they’ve got to get him back in the team again”.

“I thought we defended well, created chances and it was just one of those things”. ‘They could not be Arsenal the way they normally play football.

“I think the problem is when you come away and it hasn’t gone to plan and you think we could have been so much better, we should have been so much better and there’s problems there we need to solve”.