Inside Manchester United’s dressing room after Chelsea draw as Jose Mourinho singles out two stars for special praise

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Inside Manchester United’s dressing room after Chelsea draw as Jose Mourinho singles out two stars for special praise

JOSE MOURINHO picked out Anthony Martial and Victor Lindelof in the Manchester United dressing room for special praise after the draw at Chelsea.

The United boss gave a rousing speech to his squad despite the last-gasp Blues equaliser moments earlier, SunSport has been told.

Jose Mourinho was delighted with his team’s display at Stamford Bridge against ChelseaEPA

It is understood the 55-year-old was delighted with his team’s performance and wants it to be the benchmark for the rest of the season.

Minutes earlier he had been involved in a touchline bust-up with Chelsea coach Marco Ianni, which saw him warned by the FA.

But Mourinho was calm inside the United dressing room and kept his stars back to heap praise on them, especially to Martial and Lindelof.

The pair have had a tough time over the past year and have been criticised for a number of poor performances.

Manchester United put up a valiant fight against the Blues but were undone by a last-minute equaliserPA Anthony Martial scored United’s second goal and led from the front at Stamford BridgeAP

But 24-year-old Lindelof was excellent at the heart of the Red Devils’ defence and Martial, 22, led from the front with a goal.

An Old Trafford insider said: “Jose was very calm after the bust-up and told them this was the team which got us second last season, playing like that.

“He was very animated towards Martial and Lindelof, praising them for all their good work throughout the game.

Victor Lindelof has had two outstanding games for United in his past couple of matchesReuters

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“He said there was no reason they still couldn’t repeat last season’s finish playing like that and was delighted.”

Lindelof went on to have a similar stand-out game against Juventus in their Champions League 1-0 home loss on Tuesday.

He was outstanding at the heart of defence, while the Red Devils struggled to break down the Serie A giants.

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