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Man Utd boss Mourinho: Bournemouth could've scored six before halftime

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho admits they could've conceded six goals in the first-half of their win at Bournemouth.

Callum Wilson put the Cherries in front early on as Bournemouth came flying out the blocks for the day's lunchtime kick-off, but an Anthony Martial equaliser leveled the scoring going into the break.

Bournemouth desperately held on for the majority of the second half and might even have had more than a point from the game, but a devastating stoppage-time winner from Marcus Rashford left Eddie Howe's side empty-handed.

Mourinho said, "It wasn't just the start [that was bad], it was all of the first half. At half time, I thought I was the luckiest manager in the Premier League, to be at 1-1 in a half in which it should be 5-2 or 6-2 [to Bournemouth]. We were really lucky because we were really poor. Defensively awful, absolutely awful, and when I say defensively, I don't just look to my defenders but to the whole team as a team.

"We didn't start pressing up, the work we did during the week. I felt like people watching this game don't believe how hard we have worked this week, our pressure on this opponent in the first half was a disaster. Then, in the second half, it was exactly the opposite. We created a lot of chances, we pressed higher, with much more aggression, intensity and intention. We created lots of chances, we deserved to score before the 92nd minute. In the end, we got the goal which gave us the important points."

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