Manchester United hero Paul Ince has hit out at Jose Mourinho over the way he's handled this season.

Ince, who spent six years playing under Sir Alex Ferguson at United, has criticised Mourinho's decision making.

"Jose Mourinho keeps going on about playing a 'weakened' team against Arsenal to save themselves for the Europa League second leg [against Celta Vigo]," said Ince to paddypower.com. "It's rubbish.

"They've got some really unfortunate injuries but they still have an excellent squad and should be able to cope with playing both games.

"The team that Mourinho fielded on Sunday should be more than capable of beating Arsenal, and we all saw what happened there.

"I've looked at the league table since the game and thought to myself, come on! If United had beat Arsenal, they'd be on 68 points with a game in hand and in a really advantageous position to make the top four. Champions League would've been in touching distance.

"I can see they're clearly going for the Europa League as the main target, but I think that's naïve."