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Rooney absence had no influence on Man Utd win v Leicester – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho says Wayne Rooney’s absence had no bearing on the performance of the side in their 4-1 win over Leicester City.

Rooney was left on the bench against the Premier League champions as United scored four first half goals at Old Trafford.

β€œToday we didn’t win because Wayne Rooney didn’t play, today we won the game because the team played really well,” Mourinho said.

β€œIf Wayne Rooney had been in the team today he would play a good performance and win the game as other ones did.

β€œThat’s England. You love this way and then you complain you don’t win Euros and don’t win the World Cup but it’s your country,” he added.

This clip is from 5 live Sport, Saturday 24 September 2016.

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