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Jose Mourinho Comments on Marcos Rojo After Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United
- Updated: December 15, 2016
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho insisted Marcos Rojo is a clean player after the defender’s dangerous-looking two-footed tackle at Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
The Argentinian escaped with a just yellow card despite jumping in with both feet to dispossess Wilfried Zaha in the first half. He was equally fortunate not to have been dismissed for a similarly rash challenge on Everton’s Idrissa Gueye earlier in December.
Following United’s 2-1 win at Selhurst Park—Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted a late winner to prevent the Red Devils registering a seventh Premier League draw of the season—Mourinho refused to comment on Rojo’s tackle.
However, the United boss did defend his character, per Sky Sports’ Jack Wilkinson: “He is playing phenomenal. He’s playing really well. He’s a clean player. He’s aggressive in his nature, Argentinean. He’s emotional but very clean. I didn’t comment on David Luiz on Marouane Fellaini. I didn’t comment …
