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Man Utd boss Mourinho defends Lindelof after Huddersfield howler

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says it's unfair to blame Victor Lindelof for defeat at Huddersfield.

The Swede is being blamed for Huddersfield's second goal.

But Mourinho said: “It was a surprise, of course, but it happened so, for me, it's quite easy and simple to say the team that deserved to win won. I know you like that [singling out Lindelof] – if it is the correct word, individualisation, of the mistake and the defeat.

"I think it's very unfair as the mistake was him in the second goal and [Juan] Mata for the first goal but they were in the context of the game. If we had an amazing game, you point the finger and say we lost undeservedly due to an individual mistake but it was not the case.

"I was waiting for that mistake. It was Mata and Victor but it could have been another one as the attitude was really poor. So they beat us on attitude."

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