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Manchester United's Jose Mourinho flips course, won't criticise individual players

Jose Mourinho said he would no longer be criticising individual Manchester United players in public in a major reversal of his past patterns, following his side's abject performance in a 3-2 defeat at Brighton on Saturday.

Mourinho made countless headlines last season and throughout the summer by speaking out about what he saw as shortcomings from his players, most notably Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw.

The Portuguese conceded his squad made "big mistakes" in their second game of the Premier League season, but he refused to single anyone out for blame.

"Look, when I speak about individual displays and am critical with my players, you don't accept it," Mourinho told Sky after the game.