Jose Mourinho refuses to admit that whether Manchester United's season is a success or not rests on the result of the Europa League final.
United are guaranteed to finish in sixth in the Premier League and their hopes of Champions League qualification rest on the result of the final. If the Red Devils lose in Stockholm on May 24, they will finish the season with the EFL Cup and Europa League qualification, which many would see as a failure considering their investment on players last summer.
"I understand that from your [the media] point of view and your perspective that's the big headline," Mourinho said after United's 0-0 draw with Southampton on Wednesday night.
"I understand that we're in the final and to be back in the Champions League makes a whole difference for all of you and you analyse a team's season, but I know what I gave and I know what the players gave and from our perspective we are not going to accept that one goal, one save, one post, something that is going to decide a final, is going to decide if we worked well or worked bad.
"I think we gave everything we could give, we fought against so many difficult circumstances and I'm proud of the boys no matter what."
Source: tribalfootball.com