Jose Mourinho's 'spin' doesn't hide the hard work ahead for Man United

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The conversation gets heated between the FC guys when talking about whether or not this season can be considered a success by Man United standards.Rafa Benitez famously commented that "Football is a lie." I wouldn't go quite that far, but it's pretty obvious to me that so much of the game is "spin." Often, the very same event, viewed from different perspectives, can be read and defined in so many different ways.

Watching Jose Mourinho after Man United won the Europa League drove the point home. It felt as if he was an actor in someone else's…