Jose Mourinho Laments 'Wickedness' After Manchester United Beat Newcastle

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho lamented the "wickedness" in the game and said he'll be blamed for just about everything that can go wrong after his team came from behind to beat Newcastle United 3-2 on Saturday.

As shared by sportswriter Kaveh Solhekol, The Special One was predictably unhappy with the treatment he has received after the win:

The Mirror's David McDonnell has reported he's set to be sacked regardless of Saturday's result.

BT Sport shared video footage of his post-match comments:

The Mirror's James Whaling reported more from Mourinho:

"It is not easy for them [the players]. For me it is not easy too but I think life is made of experiences. Some are new and some are deja vu.

"This is new, it makes me not just a better manager but even a better person. I understand things in the human nature nowadays and in the industry where I work, I used to love it, I still love it is but it is different.

"There is too much wickedness in something that should be beautiful. I cope with it with some sadness. I am a mature I am a big boy and I will deal with it."

He also highlighted Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay as two players who played "scared" because of the negativity surrounding the club.

United came into the contest without a win in their last four matches and quickly fell behind 2-0 against winless Newcastle. Kenedy and Yoshinori Muto took advantage of defensive mistakes to put the Magpies up by two after 10 minutes.

The Red Devils fought back after the break with Juan Mata, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez grabbing the goals. 

The win over lowly Newcastle was desperately needed and led to plenty of debates on the direction the club should take. Sky Sports Statto gave those backing the manager ammo by pointing out his win percentage is higher than that of club legend Alex Ferguson:

Others pointed at the lack of Premier League success, the negativity surrounding the club and the dire football as significant issues that need to be fixed sooner or later. Club legend Rio Ferdinand also disagreed with his post-match assessment he's a hunted man, calling the comments "laughable":

With the international break coming up, United have a decision to make on the manager. Sacking a coach in midseason is never easy, but if they go ahead with the decision now, they'll have more time to find a replacement.

The win over Newcastle lifted the team up to eighth place in the standings, six points behind leaders Manchester City and Liverpool. The two will meet on Sunday.