Mourinho blames Luke Shaw,the Ref and Luck for United's Woeful Watford defeat

Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho pinned the blame on Luke Shaw as the Red devils crashed to their third straight defeat. 

Mourinho was fuming at ref Michael Oliver for failing to penalise a Miguel Britos tackle on Anthony Martial in the build-up to Etienne Capoue’s opener – claiming refs were at fault for losses against Manchester City, Feyenoord and now Watford. 

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The Portuguese also hit out at England left-back Shaw for his inability to close down Nordin Amrabat before Juan Camilo Zuniga’s decisive 83rd-minute strike. 

Mourinho admitted United had also failed to close down City’s Aleksandar Kolarov before City’s opening goal in the Manchester derby. 

He said: 

“The first Man City goal and this second goal against Watford - you can find an incredible similarity, which is Kolarov has the ball in a difficult situation in the corner and my players, instead of going up to press they decide to give space. 

“And here for the second goal, Amrabat receives the ball and our left-back is 25 metres from him instead of five metres. But even at 25 metres, you have to jump and go and press, but no, we wait. 

“This is a tactical but also a mental attitude. It’s something that doesn’t become perfect in a couple of weeks. “I can split these defeats into three factors - one, the referee’s crucial mistakes are not in my control, there is nothing I can do about that. 

“But against Man City you know what happened in minute 55 (a Claudio Bravo challenge on Wayne Rooney which might have brought a penalty and red card). 

"You know that happened for the fist goal here and against Feyenoord there was the offside goal. 

“Secondly there is (being) lucky and unlucky. It’s part of the game. 

“The third thing is what is my hands, which is the improvement of the team and the individuals. Try to stop with the defensive mistakes. I knew that I had a task. 

“So we have to improve, no doubt, individually and collectively. And that’s my job. Lady luck you don’t control and referees mistakes you don’t control.”