Jose Mourinho warned his critics to “calm down” after seeing Manchester United beat Tottenham at Old Trafford.
At the final whistle, Mourinho put his finger over his lips to make a “shush” gesture at a television camera.
Ashley Young later tweeted: “Great team spirit. Very good result. Talk is cheap.”
When asked who the gesture was directed at, Mourinho said: “Some people speak too much, calm down, relax a little bit.
“Don’t speak too much, speak, speak, speak, relax. Relax a little bit, don’t be so nervous. Don’t be so excited.”
His motive to replace Marcus Rashford with Martial in the second half was also greeted with some boos by sections of the crowd.
But it was the France international who made the important impact, coming off the bench to score his sixth goal of the season.
“The opposition bench? No. The opposition bench did their job, super correct.”
Mourinho added: “Against three central defenders who had a hard match against Lukaku and Rashford, he comes, and OK, probably a lucky shot but the movement is good, the desire is good and the goal is the goal that gets us two more points than the 0-0.”
Martial has competed with Rashford for a spot in Mourinho’s team this season with the 21-year-old starting consecutive games just once.
He told Sky Sports: “I want to play. I don’t want to be on the bench. Rashford plays good too so when the manager gives us a chance we have to score.”
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