Jose Mourinho has apologised to Manchester United fans following the humiliating 4-0 defeat at the hands of his former club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last weekend.
First-half goals from Pedro and Gary Cahill saw Chelsea go 2-0 up after 21 minutes before Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante compounded United's miserable afternoon after the break.
"We can only apologise to our sensational fans after a poor show at Chelsea," Mourinho told the United matchday programme for Wednesday's EFL Cup encounter with City.
"As the leader of this squad I want to start by saying sorry to all the Manchester United fans around the world. Sunday's 4-0 defeat at Chelsea was not a United result; it was a result that has made us all extremely sorry for all our supporters and we all apologise for it.
"Once again at Stamford Bridge our fans were sensational. I cannot think of another set of supporters who would be singing for 90 minutes like that when their team was losing. They were a credit to the club and I feel so sorry for them that the result could not match their performance.
"Even in the best periods of the club's history there have been heavy defeats - I have beaten United 3-0 as a manager and 3-1 twice - but we all know that we cannot accept results like the one on Sunday.
"There is only one way I know to react to this kind of result and that is with hard work."
