José Mourinho launches 12-minute defence of his Manchester United record

• United manager points to what he inherited at Old Trafford
• Mourinho reads statistics from recent years to make his case

José Mourinho has defended his Manchester United record in an extraordinary 12-minute monologue after being widely criticised in the wake of the team’s Champions League defeat by Sevilla.

He said the club’s “football heritage” of recent poor European performances meant there should be no surprise at Tuesday’s last-16 exit. The manager also said he was going nowhere and pointed out it was only 10 months since he won a trophy.

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