“I saw them scared to play…” was Jose Mourinho’s reaction to his team’s 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup last week.
The under-fire manager has had a tough start to the year, failing to close the gap on league leaders Manchester City, getting knocked out in the Champions League courtesy of Sevilla and now, under pressure to have his top players perform in big matches as they should be.