Jose Mourinho joked about the angry fracas involving Paul Pogba and Mark Noble following Manchester Uniteds goalless draw at West Ham.
The Red Devils were denied three points as Adrians heroics kept the likes of Luke Shaw and Jesse Lingard at bay at the London Stadium on Thursday evening.
Pogbas frustrations were evident as the match wore on and a couple of strong challenges from the Frenchman angered Noble with just minutes remaining on the clock.
West Hams captain squared up to Pogba which sparked a mini brawl on the pitch and both players were booked for their part in the tussle.
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After the final whistle, though, the pair were seen embracing and sharing a joke and Mourinho discussed the melee in his post-match press conference.
The ref handled the game well, Mourinho said.
I was watching images and Paul and Noble they looked in love! Hugs and kisses and changing shirts, so it was good.
I think it was competitive, we needed the points to finish second, they dont win anything because they did the job last match at Leicester, but they play to win and the changes David [Moyes] made was to try that, so the game was competitive.
We resolved the problem in a good way because the game was tense but the game was correct.
Mourinho said he felt OK about finishing second but insisted United were not celebrating their Premier League position.
I am not jumping around – thats not my nature or my history. Manchester United are the same, the Portuguese said.
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The top four is obviously important but its better to finish second than fourth and its better to be second for months and months and months than losing that position and that control.
We dont celebrate second position but we are happy because for a few months, we realised it was impossible to win the league and, of course, the target is the second position.
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Jose Mourinho joked about the angry fracas involving Paul Pogba and Mark Noble following Manchester Uniteds goalless draw at West Ham.
The Red Devils were denied three points as Adrians heroics kept the likes of Luke Shaw and Jesse Lingard at bay at the London Stadium on Thursday evening.
Pogbas frustrations were evident as the match wore on and a couple of strong challenges from the Frenchman angered Noble with just minutes remaining on the clock.
West Hams captain squared up to Pogba which sparked a mini brawl on the pitch and both players were booked for their part in the tussle.
More: Football
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After the final whistle, though, the pair were seen embracing and sharing a joke and Mourinho discussed the melee in his post-match press conference.
The ref handled the game well, Mourinho said.
I was watching images and Paul and Noble they looked in love! Hugs and kisses and changing shirts, so it was good.
I think it was competitive, we needed the points to finish second, they dont win anything because they did the job last match at Leicester, but they play to win and the changes David [Moyes] made was to try that, so the game was competitive.
We resolved the problem in a good way because the game was tense but the game was correct.
Mourinho said he felt OK about finishing second but insisted United were not celebrating their Premier League position.
I am not jumping around – thats not my nature or my history. Manchester United are the same, the Portuguese said.
More: Football
The top four is obviously important but its better to finish second than fourth and its better to be second for months and months and months than losing that position and that control.
We dont celebrate second position but we are happy because for a few months, we realised it was impossible to win the league and, of course, the target is the second position.
MORE: Steven Gerrard backs Liverpool to beat Real Madrid in Champions League final
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