Mourinho leading United revival

Midfielder Herrera says the Portuguese manager has instilled a winning mentality at Old Trafford

MANCHESTER: Manager Jose Mourinho has instilled a winning mentality at Manchester United, midfielder Ander Herrera said after the club won their first major trophy of the season beating Southampton 3-2 in Sunday’s League Cup final at Wembley.

With United pursuing further silverware in the FA Cup and Europa League, Portuguese Mourinho will be looking to add to his League Cup triumph in his first season in charge.

“I think one of the things (Jose) Mourinho has brought to this club is he is a winner. He shared that with the group, with the team and with the squad,” Herrera told the club website.

Since the 2013 retirement of Alex Ferguson, who won more than 30 trophies during his 26-year spell in charge,

United had landed just one major piece of silverware — the FA Cup last season — and sacked two managers prior to their League Cup win. “At this moment, it’s not very easy to beat us. We have to respect every opponent but the badge sometimes wins the game. We keep going... It’s not enough for us,” Herrera added. “Already, we have to focus on Bournemouth as we have to be in the top four. We want to play in the Champions League next season.”

ARSENAL HAVE LET DOWN OZIL: BIERHOFF

MUNICH:GERMANY team manager Oliver Bierhoff feels Mesut Ozil was let down by his Arsenal teammates in the 5-1 Champions League defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich.

Ozil was heavily criticised in the wake of his side’s loss in the first leg of their last-16 match, with fans and pundits questioning his ineffective performance.

“There was not much support for a player like Mesut in that match, who lives on his footballing qualities,” Bierhoff told Sport Bild. “The team let him down a bit.”