Man United boss Mourinho credits bench for Swansea win

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Jose Mourinho has heaped praise on his players following their win at Swansea
United scored three goals in the closing stages to take a commanding 4-0 win
Mourinho has paid tribute to the strength of his bench in changing the game

Published: 11:08 EDT, 19 August 2017 | Updated: 12:00 EDT, 19 August 2017

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Jose Mourinho reserved a special word of praise for his substitutes' bench after Manchester United's impressive away victory over Swansea City.

The Red Devils entered the final moments of the tie with a slender one goal lead, only to turn on the style in spectacular fashion and pull off an emphatic 4-0 win.

Romelu Lukaku was again among the goals for his new club, while Eric Bailly, Pogba Pogba and Anthony Martial hit the back of the net.

Jose Mourinho cited his substitutes' bench as one of the reasons for his side's big victory

It was the second time in as many weeks that Martial had entered the action for United and produced a goal for his manager.

In the eyes of Mourinho this has not gone unnoticed, and was references in the post-match comments of the Portuguese boss.

When asked by Sky Sports what he put the result down to, one of Mourinho's first reactions, among confidence and belief, was simply 'the bench.'

Anthony Martial came off the bench for United and made an immediate impact on the game

The Frenchman is part of a number of players on the sidelines for United with huge ability

'Our bench is really good, is really strong, you see the players that I brought to the game.

'They are players with a lot to give, we knew that in the last 20 minutes a clean sheet would give us the three points but we thought let's go for more let's try to explore the fragile moment of the opponent,' Mourinho added.

With their strong early moment United now boast a side confident in their own ability to go out and kill off games, something they seemed incapable of on frequent occasions last season.

In his post-match comments Mourinho praised the calbre of the match-changing subs he has

Mourinho however refused to let the moment of high spirits carry him away, reminding his players and supporters that the current situation is identical to last season - yet United went on to finish sixth.

'But last season we have six points after two games,' Mourinho added, with the implication of taking caution.