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Mourinho questions his players' passion
Man Utd’s Romelu Lukaku

‏Man Utd 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
by Simon Williams
at Old Trafford 

JOSE MOURINHO has recently stated that his Manchester United side can be in the top four of the Premier League by the end of the year.

‏But following a dire goalless draw against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday, the United Manager could be left eating his words as he questioned the desire of some of his players.

‏Patrick van Aanholt, Andros Townsend and Cheikhou Kouyate all had excellent chances to give the Eagles the lead with the latter seeing a header chalked off for offside.

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