Jose Mourinho has thrown down the gauntlet to his Manchester United players and warned that this is the time ‘for men, not kids’ following Sunday’s 4-0 humiliation at Chelsea.
Mourinho suffered the heaviest defeat his career as a manager in England with his former club inflicting a humbling defeat on United at Stamford Bridge.
United have now won just once in the Premier League since August and have dropped to seventh position in the table, five points adrift of the top four.
And with United due to face league leaders Manchester City in the EFL Cup at Old Trafford on Wednesday, Mourinho has made it clear that he expects a determined reaction from his players against Pep Guardiola’s team.
“We are really, really sad, but this is not for kids,” Mourinho said. “This is for men and we have to be men and work for the next one.
"I would prefer to play in the Premier League (than in the EFL Cup) because it's a bad feeling in the Premier League.
“With the combination of results, the gap to the top is six points. We've had a very difficult period of matches.
“We lost points this week and even in the match when we played phenomenal against Stoke, we lost points then.
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