Mourinho praises Juventus following Champions League loss
- 5 years ago
Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho defends Romelu Lukaku as Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys return
JOSE MOURINHO insists he’ll stand by striker Romelu Lukaku despite the Belgian firing a blank as Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed a happy return to Old Trafford in the Champions League with Juventus recording a 1-0 win.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now faced Manchester United three times since leaving them nine years ago and on each occasion he has played a key part in the final outcome.
The Portuguese sent over the cross that led to Paulo Dybala’s 17th minute close-range strike and he might have had another goal against his former club but for a flying save by David de Gea.
United - who were late arriving for the game again because of traffic - were outclassed throughout and if it weren’t for De Gea the scoreline could have been humiliating.
It could have been an occasion for Lukaku to silence his critics and outshine United’s former golden boy but the Belgian struggled against a resilient Juventus side.
JOSE MOURINHO insists he’ll stand by striker Romelu Lukaku despite the Belgian firing a blank as Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed a happy return to Old Trafford in the Champions League with Juventus recording a 1-0 win.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now faced Manchester United three times since leaving them nine years ago and on each occasion he has played a key part in the final outcome.
The Portuguese sent over the cross that led to Paulo Dybala’s 17th minute close-range strike and he might have had another goal against his former club but for a flying save by David de Gea.
United - who were late arriving for the game again because of traffic - were outclassed throughout and if it weren’t for De Gea the scoreline could have been humiliating.
It could have been an occasion for Lukaku to silence his critics and outshine United’s former golden boy but the Belgian struggled against a resilient Juventus side.