My Changes Made To Manchester United Side Worked Well, Says Jose Mourinho.

Manchester United Boss, Jose Mourinho has revealed his desire to introduce more pace to Manchester United’s attack was the reason behind his decision to drop captain Wayne Rooney for the 4-1 win over Leichester City on Saturday. 

Captain Wayne Rooney was omitted from the starting XI for the visit of the Premier League champions to Old Trafford, with Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata preferred in an attacking three behind lone frontman Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 

Manchester United, who came into the match on the back of three successive defeats, responded by firing four first-half goals past Leicester, with Chris Smalling, Mata, Rashford and Paul Pogba on target. 


However, the United boss also said: "When our main striker is Zlatan, we need fast people surrounding him. 

"If he [Rooney] is on the pitch or at home, he is my captain. But we thought against a team like Leicester, the best solution for us was to play with the two fast kids and Mata in a position where he can interact with them. It did well for us. 


"It was a good performance, the intensity of our pressure, our counter-attacks, the way we reached when we lost the ball.

"The young kids were fast and pressing and attacking spaces. Zlatan played very well in organisation of the attack."