“I am very disappointed that we lost the game against United and the players who played tonight,” Mourinho said.
“I’m sorry for the players and I’m sorry to the fans.”
“We played an outstanding game and we gave it everything.”
United had a chance to equalise when Anthony Martial was denied by United keeper Chris Smalling.
But he saved well to deny Juan Mata, who headed wide when Martial’s shot was blocked.
United manager Jose Mourinho said he would not apologise for his players after losing 3-2 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Read moreThe former Chelsea manager said he hoped the players would move on from the game.
“We will move on with the club,” he said.
“The only way we can go forward is to win the game.”
Mourinho added: “We will not apologise and we will not move on.
It’s a very difficult game for us.
We can’t say this was a perfect game.
But we have to be more professional and show a bit more character.”
United are second in the Premier League, six points behind leaders Manchester City.
