Jose Mourinho dedicates Manchester United victory over Burnley to under-fire Ed Woodward
Angry United fans protested against the executive vice-chairman by flying a banner over Turf Moor during yesterday's game
Jose Mourinho dedicated Manchester United's victory over Burnley to under-fire Ed Woodward.
The Red Devils relieved some of the pressure on the club as a Romelu Lukaku brace sealed a much-needed 2-0 win.
Executive vice-chairman Woodward has been the focus of many supporters' ire and a fan-funded plane flew over Turf Moor describing him as 'a specialist in failure'.
"You know, in the match I am not looking to the sky - unless I am asking something for the guy to give me help," Mourinho said of the banner.
"I didn't see planes but Ed Woodward won this afternoon. He won 2-0."
Despite the Woodward protest, Mourinho thanked United fans for their reaction to the team's poor form.
"I think we start winning this match because of Old Trafford after Spurs," Mourinho said.
"We lose at home, if the fans react bad, the team loses confidence, the week is not a good week, the team feels pressure and the next match is even more difficult.
"We lost at home, the fans were amazing to the team, the team understood that the direction was good, the result was bad.
"The week was not a sad week. It was a very good week of work and we started the week as you saw.
"Then the fans, of course, were together with the team, especially in the way the team was playing and I feel a bit sorry that we didn't score a couple of goals in front of them because that would be magic for them."
