Mourinho blasts Everton's long-ball tactics in ill-tempered press conference

"Everton is not a passing team any more like they were in the past."

Mourinho blasts Everton's long-ball tactics in ill-tempered press conference

Jose Mourinho gave an ill-tempered press conference after Manchester United suffered a late equaliser against Everton, dismissing the opposition as a long-ball side, claiming to have missed key moments in the game and citing double standards in the media.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's finessed first-half finish, a long-range lob over the advancing Maarten Stekelenburg, looked to have settled the points, but Leighton Baines made it 1-1 from the penalty spot after a last-gasp trip from Marouane Fellaini.

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