Mourinho blasts 'childish' Man Utd after Leicester City draw

Jose Mourinho criticised his players for their "childish" play after Manchester United let a lead slip in the 94th minute at Leicester City.

Two goals from Juan Mata cancelled out Jamie Vardy's opener and put United in front before Harry Maguire went forward from defence to net in the last seconds at the King Power Stadium.

Chris Smalling appeared to be struggling with a muscle injury late on in the 2-2 draw and Mourinho was unhappy with his players' inability to adapt accordingly.

"It was an easy match to win," Mourinho told Sky Sports.

"We did everything to win. But when you lose big chances like we did in front of the goal... and not just big chances, also possession moments where it was easy to keep possession.

"I would say childish losses of possession. So, so, so easy. And then you are punished in the end.

"And again in the end, no maturity because Smalling was in trouble, he comes out of the game, they put Maguire as an extra man... the players on the pitch cannot react to that and analyse the game and make a quick adjustment.

"So I think childish in their box and childish in our box. Mistakes plus mistakes. We were punished by two points in an easy match to win."

The former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss described the opportunities his side passed up to increase their lead before Maguire's equaliser as a "joke".

"I don't know," he reflected when asked how United had failed to win the game. "I don't know.

"We didn't win because we missed incredible chances. I would say joke chances.

"And then in the last second of the game we make a big defensive mistake, so it's an accumulation of mistakes in an easy match to win.

"I talked to the players at half-time, when the result was 1-1: [I told them it was an] easy match to win."

Despite falling 13 points behind Manchester City in the Premier League title race and losing to Championship side Bristol City in the Carabao Cup, though, Mourinho insisted that he remained upbeat.

"I feel great," he added. "Seriously. It's one thing to feel angry as a manager; it's another thing to feel great as a man.

"I feel good, I feel great. I work hard. The players do the same. Again, I repeat: we were punished by our mistakes. And what can I say more than that?"