Man Utd: Jose Mourinho hails the improvement in quality of his team
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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho said he believed his side's football has moved up a level, after they beat Leicester 2-0 to extend their 100% start to the Premier League campaign.
Goals from substitutes Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini helped the Red Devils to victory on Saturday.
They have a two-point lead over Huddersfield and Manchester City going into the international break.
"There is a difference in the quality of our football," said Mourinho.
"The team is playing very well - they are very confident and are playing great football. I like my team very much. Three matches and nine points is nothing new for us, because last season it was three matches and nine points."
United, who had 22 efforts on goal against Leicester, had a great chance to take the lead in the 53rd minute, but Romelu Lukaku had his penalty saved by Kasper Schmeichel.
However, Rashford's 70th-minute shot and Fellaini's close-range effort 12 minutes later ensured United continued their winning run.
Mourinho added: "We played very well. The result was open at 0-0 and it was obviously very difficult. The blue wall was very well organised and I always give credit to that, but we kept calm and kept control.
"After missing the penalty the team remained confident and we deserved it. If I had to choose a word to describe my team, it would be 'solid'."
Mourinho's attack should be bolstered later in the campaign by the return of striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who signed a new one-year deal on Thursday.
The Swede helped United to the EFL Cup and Europa League titles earlier this year but was released in the summer.
Ibrahimovic is recovering from knee surgery, but Mourinho added: "He will be back in January.
"When the market is open and people are spending money, we won't. But we get a player who was fundamental for us last season.
"He comes to give us extra quality in the second half of the season."
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Know doubt it will be park the bus time when they play the bigger teams
THERE ARE NO BIGGER TEAMS THAN UTD!
Proof that football has lost its morals. With his personal history of violence etc and currently banned for betting why is he allowed to be paid to commentate.
As of 9.26am there are 7 comments and not one person on this HYS has commented about breaking 100 points
It's comments like this (and probably my reply) which have soured this website. BBC just need to scrap it entirely
Know doubt it will be park the bus time when they play the bigger teams.
No doubt whatever they do the likes of people like you will still try and think of something negative to say. Jealousy works that way.
No, I mean Utd!
The best club on earth, who's very existance riles people like you because you make garth crooks look like Einstein!
man u have improved as much as liverpool have declined.
Being a bad loser wins more games
Plenty of opportunity to go an post in the Huddersfield HYS.
For those that moan "not another Man Utd HYS"; don't click on the article THEN click on the HYS!
Easy peasy.
Agree the penalty was bad but it should have been re taken due to Kasper moving about 2 feet before the penalty was taken.
there's a Huddesfield thread
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have you congradulated the club? OF COURSE NOT
thanks for the click, it will keep the bbc churning out Utd threads
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