Matic claims United players hide from Mourinho if…

Nemanja Matic has claimed that Manchester United’s stars hide from Jose Mourinho at training after a defeat.

Marcus Rashford’s late winner at Bournemouth over the weekend made it two wins on the spin for Mourinho’s side, but question marks still remain after a difficult opening to the campaign.

And Matic, who followed the Portuguese from Chelsea to Old Trafford, has revealed that he and his team-mates avoid Mourinho on the training ground after a defeat, such is his will to win.

“He’s a great person,” Matic told Sky Sports. “He’s a different man outside the job and off the pitch.

“He does have a lot of pressure though because everyone expects him only to win. When we don’t win everyone is waiting to see his reaction. He likes to win and when we don’t win we are hiding from him at the training ground.

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“He’s happy when he’s winning but when we lose, like every manager, he wants us to do better. He tries to find a way to be winning as soon as possible.”

United’s poor start to the campaign has brought accusations of unrest from outside the club, but Matic also insisted that such claims are false.

“We are all united,” the 30-year-old said. “When we win we are all together and when we lose we are all together.

“It’s not true what the media are writing. We are working hard and we will continue like this.

“The Manchester United name obligates us to be professionals and try to turn the situation as soon as possible and this is exactly what we are doing.”

United’s mini-resurgence will be put to the test this week when they face Juventus away in the Champions League on Wednesday and then champions Manchester City in a local derby on Sunday.