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- Updated: December 15, 2016
Jose Mourinho defended Marcos Rojo’s character after the Manchester United defender escaped punishment for a two-footed lunge at Crystal Palace.
The Argentina international’s robust attempt to dispossess Wilfried Zaha, 38 minutes into United’s 2-1 victory at Selhurst Park, was seen by referee Craig Pawson but only yielded a yellow card.
The incident comes just nine days after Rojo dodged a dismissal for a similarly poor challenge on Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye.
United boss Mourinho refused to comment on the tackle itself but insisted Rojo’s integrity could not be called into question.
“He is playing phenomenal. He’s playing really well,” the Portuguese said.
“He’s a clean player, he’s aggressive …
