“We have to organise the week in a way that we can arrive fresh for Friday because Friday starts the Premier League and we play for points and Friday we go with the players we have,” Mourinho said.

- Advertisement -

“There is no time to cry for the players that are not going to be. On Friday we go with the best possible team.”

Before the game, Mourinho appeared to send a message to the club hierarchythat he is not content with the current squad, saying, “If we don’t make our team better it will be a difficult season for us.”