Manchester United blew the chance to finish top of Champions League Group H as they produced a dire display in a 2-1 defeat to Valencia.
Juventus' shock loss to Young Boys left the door open for United to go through to the last 16 as winners of Group H, but a Carlos Soler strike and a Phil Jones own goal saw them deservedly lose at Mestalla, although Marcus Rashford netted a consolation.
Jose Mourinho made a number of changes to his starting line-up, with their place in the next round secure and a trip to Liverpool on Sunday looming.
Jose Mourinho: “No, maybe you did, not me. I didn’t learn anything from this game – at all. Nothing that happened surprised me at all. I expect more from my players, especially players that, week in, week out, they ask why they don’t play, why they don’t start. It was a good match to play, without any kind of pressure, in a competition that everyone likes to play in. And in the end my team improved really when I made changes I didn’t want to make, which is frustrating because I didn’t want to play the three players that I played in the second half.”
2-1 | ||
Carlos Soler 17' | Phil Jones 47' (o.g.) Marcus Rashford 87' |
