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Deco issues Mourinho warning
- Updated: October 6, 2016
Manchester United’s players must learn to deal with Jose Mourinho’s public criticism, according to former Chelsea midfielder Deco.
Mourinho’s encouraging start to life at Old Trafford – which began with four consecutive victories – hit rough ground in September after defeats to Manchester City, Feyenoord and Watford.
Summer signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingard, substituted at half-time in the Manchester derby, publicly bore the brunt of Mourinho’s first defeat as United boss.
Luke Shaw was then singled out for his performance at Vicarage Road as Watford inflicted United’s third defeat in a week.
But former Portugal international Deco, who won the Champions League under Mourinho at Porto, believes the level of criticism is part and parcel of playing at a “big club”.
“If you are playing at a club like Chelsea, United, Barcelona, Madrid – the big clubs – you need to be prepared to do your best,” he …
