Mourinho says United gets no help from hectic schedule
MANCHESTER, England — The Premier League just doesn’t care about Manchester United, according to Jose Mourinho.
The United manager complained about the congested schedule on Thursday, saying his team shouldn’t have to get back on the field early on Sunday after playing in the Europa League on Thursday night.
“They simply don’t care,” Mourinho said after United reached the Europa League quarterfinals by beating Rostov 1-0. “In other countries they try to do that little support to the teams in Europe. But here it is difficult. We go Sunday at 12 o’clock. Why? Why us? So it’s going to be even more difficult for us.”
United played in the FA Cup on Monday, losing to Chelsea. They then had to play Thursday in the second leg of the Europa League. And the team now has only Friday and Saturday off before and an early wakeup call on Sunday to face Middlesbrough in the Premier League.