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Jose Mourinho says Manchester United stars must 'grow up' but refuses to name and shame under-achievers

Jose Mourinho has told his stars to 'grow up' and handle the pressure of being at Manchester United — and suggested that the players who have left Old Trafford since he took over weren't good enough.

United have come under fire in the wake of their limp Champions League exit to Sevilla, and Mourinho was in no mood to defend his squad as he came out fighting ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton.

He resisted the temptation to name and shame the under-achievers, preferring to single out only Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic for special praise.