Jose Mourinho faces pitch battle with Young Boys | Manchester United News #mufc

Jose Mourinho has told Manchester United's players to follow tennis great Roger Federer's lead as they kick off their Champions League campaign on a plastic pitch.
The Reds return to continental action tonight in Bern, where group stage debutants Young Boys could have an advantage thanks to the Stade de Suisse surface.

A number of United's players were seen raising their eyebrows, when stepping out for training on the plastic pitch, with the added impact meaning United captain Antonio Valencia did not travel for the Group H opener.

Mourinho has let his feelings known about such surfaces to UEFA, but was keen to stress that it should not be an excuse, instead pointing to one of Switzerland's favourite sons Federer's versatility as inspiration...