Mourinho admits Manchester United were lucky against Arsenal

Jose Mourinho conceded Manchester United were fortunate to score such a late winner against Arsenal on Sunday, but insisted it was just reward for their intent.

United looked set to drop points after Henrikh Mkhitaryan cancelled out Paul Pogba’s early opener, only for Marouane Fellaini to pop up with an injury-time header to secure a 2-1 victory.

Victory for United guaranteed at least a top-four finish for Mourinho’s men, while ensuring that Arsene Wenger’s final season as Arsenal boss will end outside the Champions League places.
Mourinho told Sky Sports: “I think if it was a draw, it wouldn’t be unfair. I think they had a good game. We were a bit lucky to score in the last couple of minutes but we were stronger in the last 20.
“We were the team that tried to win, we were the team that had a few more chances in the last 20 to 25 minutes.

“In the end we won three points that killed the Champions League story. We are there next season, top-four, but we still need, I think, four points to finish second which is the position we want.”
Sir Alex Ferguson presented Wenger with a gift before the game to mark a managerial rivalry that dominated the Premier League for so long.

On the send-off United gave Wenger, Mourinho said: “I think we did it fantastically well as a club.
“I thought it would mean more for Sir Alex to come down than myself because as a United manager I played against Mr Wenger three or four times over a couple of years. The big rivalry in the history of both clubs was between them so I thought it was for Sir Alex to come.”