Jose Mourinho has heaped praise on Ashley Young’s performance in the Emirates FA Cup fifth-round win at Blackburn Rovers, describing the stand-in right-back as his Man of the Match.
The manager made seven changes for the game at Ewood Park and Young was one of those, coming into the backline to make his first start since the 4-0 third-round victory over Reading on 7 January.
Following an industrious display on the flank, Young was one of three players nominated for the club’s official Man of the Match award alongside Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.