Manchester United Back In England After 2-1 Lose To Fenerbahce

Manchester United's players arrived back in England in the early hours this morning following their 2-1 defeat at Fenerbahce.

The squad looked understandably tired as they walked through Manchester Airport at 3.30am.
United lost yesterday's Europa League clash in Istanbul thanks to goals from Moussa Sow and Jeremain Lens.

Wayne Rooney's stunning consolation late on gave United hope of a comeback but Jose Mourinho's men failed to avoid a second defeat in Europe.

The loss means United sit third in Group A, one point behind Fenerbahce and Feyenoord with two games left.

Mourinho, meanwhile, hit out at United's players following the defeat in Turkey, claiming they treated the game like a "summer friendly".

The Portuguese boss criticised United's display after they struggled to threaten Fenerbahce despite retaining 70 per cent of the possession.

“Our problems started in our global attitude,” he said.

“They were playing the Champions League final, we were playing a summer friendly. That is the reality of how the game started. It is difficult for us to play this difficultly with the left-back playing central defence.

“We cannot be dominant and strong without two central defenders. It is difficult to cope. We had creative players on the pitch but we are not scoring enough goals.”

In transfer news, Fenerbahce manager Dick Advocaat says Memphis Depay may need to quit Manchester United to get his career back on track.

Depay has failed to scored in seven appearances for United this season and was left out of the side that lost 2-1 to Fenerbahce last night.

The Holland international, who arrived at United last year in a £25million deal after impressing in the Eredivisie, has struggled to force his way into the United side.

And Advocaat, who managed Depay ay PSV Eindhoven, has suggested the winger may benefit from a spell away from Manchester.

"The potential is there for him to be a good player," Advocaat said. "You cannot lose that, he has the quality to be a top player, but the problem for him is that there are so many quality players in that squad.

"So for himself it is important to start playing regularly at the age that he is at - otherwise the way, I think, is that maybe he has to find another solution [club] because he is too good to sit on the bench.

"I still believe in him, he has the right mentality, the right character to play for United, but there are so many options there. Regular playing time will help his progression."