"I'm very pleased with the performance", Mourinho told manutd.com post-match.
Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard labeled Marcus Rashford "amazing" following his midweek exploits in the Europa League against Celta Vigo.
'The players that are in accumulation, they are not going to play next weekend'.
When Man United won a free-kick on the edge of the Spanish side's box, Rashford may not have been the natural choice to take it, but then he did this...
The United boss said: "It would be a good achievement given the problems this season and would allow us to be back in the Champions League next season, so the Europa League has now become for us more important".
"But the opponent was hard, the match was hard, the stadium was hard, so I can not be happier with the players and their work".
The Red Devils will head back to Old Trafford looking to build on a 1-0 advantage handed to them by Marcus Rashford's spectacular free-kick.
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"Sergio played one match in the Premier League, David played two matches in the Europa League against Fenerbahce and against Feyenoord, Sergio played also one match in the League Cup, David played the other matches and played the final".
"Last year we scored three goals away against Atletico to go through and their defence is very strong and this year we won 2-1 at the Bernabeu and they are nearly in the Champions League final".
"If Celta was fighting for important things in La Liga we would go in same circumstances, but I can not go with the same team that played here and go again in the next Thursday". So I couldn't be happier with the players.
And Mourinho hailed the England international's dedication after his strike proved decisive at Balaidos.
Wenger said on Thursday he was prepared to make peace with Mourinho.
"In the second leg they need to play football because their fans will demand it".
Rashford broke the deadlock in the 67th minute with a superb free-kick to secure a narrow win against the La Liga outfit ahead of the return leg at Old Trafford next week.
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