"Because of their comfortable situation in La Liga they manage to think only about Europa League, rest players, to be in the maximum of their condition, so it is a hard match for us", added Mourinho.
Marcus Rashford's stunning free-kick 23 minutes from time put Manchester United on the brink of reaching the Europa League final with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Celta Vigo on Thursday.
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Jose Mourinho: "I don't think too much about the [potential] achievement". We tried to win the match but we missed chances, but the team played well. But that doesn't mean anything.
United manager Jose Mourinho will rejig his starting lineup for Sunday's Premier League trip to Arsenal following his team's Europa League semi-final against Celta Vigo.
While United hold the advantage going into next Friday's second leg at Old Trafford, Mourinho believes the tie could have been already over had his side made full use of their chances.
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Until the goal United's finishing had been poor with Celta keeper Sergio Alvarez thwarting them several times.
Celta will be without Giuseppe Rossi and Carles Planas both due to knee injuries. United have never won the Europa League, even in its previous guise as the UEFA Cup, and will become only the fourth team to have won all three major UEFA club trophies, including the now-defunct European Cup Winners' Cup, as well as the Club World Cup or the Intercontinental Cup, should they go on to win the competition.
These two sides are set to meet for the first ever time in European competition. I would still expect United to qualify but this is by no means a gimme.
The England teenager started up front for the Red Devils in Spain in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final.
Striker Marcus Rashford's superb free-kick in the second-half helped his side beat Celta Vigo 1-0 at Balaidos to gain the upper hand in their last-four clash. Forward Iago Aspas also came close with a header early in the second half.
Rob is ESPN FC's Manchester United correspondent.
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