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Published 09:02 25 May 2017 BST
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"I suppose the argument would be, if you're a United supporter getting to a cup final, it doesn't really matter how you play, as long as you end up coming home with the cup.
"I think they deserved to win it tonight, they had a game plan which wasn't terribly attractive to watch, they worked and stuck to it, and it worked perfectly for them. They got a couple of goals against a team that had all of the ball, but did nothing with it. They, when they got their chances, put them away.https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/867491645947772932
"But no, I come back to it, it's not the type of football that you want to see Man United play week in, week out. But that's unfortunately what they have been doing for most of the season. Efficient but not a great watch."Souness went on to say that United have had a "successful season." However, the former Liverpool and Newcastle United manager appeared unable to get past how Mourinho's team achieved their success in the 2016/17 campaign. He suggested that the type of football they played is beneath a club of their statue in the global game. https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/867495416618770433 "They have turned up in Stockholm, and dug out a result playing the kind of football that is not Manchester United, that's my biggest beef with them," Souness said.
"They don't attempt to get on the ball, and don't play enough football for me. If you're one of the big clubs in the world, which they obviously are, you have to play better football. "They won't win the big trophies playing like that, against the better teams they won't win the big trophies. You won't win our league playing like that. They don't play enough football.
"I think he sets his team out not to get beat, like he did tonight. I think in the end they probably had about 34 percent of the ball overall in the game. This is Man United playing against a team whose average age is 22.https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/867480415304593410
"But nobody will remember any of that, all they will remember is that they won the trophy this year, and they're in the Champions League next year. But it's not a great watch, and I'll come back to it, Man United are one of the elite clubs in world football. "Would you see Bayern Munich play football like that? Would you see Barcelona play like that? Would you see Real Madrid play like that? That's the level you're talking about with Man United, they're one of the world's elite football teams."We doubt United fans will care too much what the pundit has to say given the club achieved their objective of Champions League qualification and won two trophies this season. And Souness will feel he is just doing his job by calling it as he sees it. But don't be surprised to see the feud between Mourinho and Souness continue next season.
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