Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was visibly annoyed at a post-match press conference as he explained his decision to bring on Marouane Fellaini in the Red Devils' draw with Everton on Sunday.
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The Belgian was introduced inn the 85th minute, with the score 1-0 to United at Everton, only for the playerr to concede a late penalty, allowing the home side to equalise.
An irritated Mourinho explained that he wanted to make use of Fellaini's height as Everton were playing long balls into the box.
"I thought you would know more about football than you do," he said, according to BBC Sport.
"Everton is not a passing team any more like they were in the past. Everton is a team that plays direct: goalkeeper direct, Ashley Williams direct, Ramiro Funes Mori direct. Everything direct.
"When you have on the bench a player with two metres (in height), you play the player in front of the defensive line to help the team to win the match."
Mourinho also had a go at the journalists in attendance, claiming that they criticise him when his team plays "boring" football, but when they play attacking football and do not get the results, he still gets criticised.
"When my teams are playing pragmatic football and winning matches and winning titles, you say that is not nice and not right," he added.
"Then my team play very well – and is a huge change to the last two or three years (at United) – now you say what matters is to get the result no matter what.
"In this moment we have teams getting results that defend with 11, kick ball and attack the space on the counter-attack... it is phenomenal, it's beautiful.
"You have to make a decision."
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United are now sixth in the Premier League standings, 13 points behind league leaders Chelsea.
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