HIS CRYPTIC ANSWER TO SPRINT PUZZLE

FOLLOWING figures published in The Verdict yesterday showing that Manchester United made the fewest sprints of any side in the Premier League at the weekend, Mourinho was pressed on the issue at his press conference. Daily Mail: ‘The stats on the sprints and runs were lower than any other Premier league team . . . ’ Mourinho: ‘The stats are the stats. The stats are the stats. But, one thing is the stats and another thing is the man, the man himself . . . ’