Jose Mourinho has insisted the loss of Marouane Fellaini is not an issue ahead of Manchester United on Saturday.
Belgium midfielder Fellaini suffered a knee injury while on international duty last week and could be out for at least a fortnight.
Mourinho said: “No blow, no problem. We don’t cry with injuries. We may cry with the process that leads to the injuries but we don’t cry with the injuries. We just trust the players that are going to play.”
Asked if that meant he had concerns about players going away with their international teams, he said: “Not just international teams, we don’t only have injuries in international teams.”
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