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8th March 2017
11:58am GMT

"It's still hard for me to believe that we are going to play tomorrow," Mourinho told reporters on Wednesday, before saying the poor pitch may influence his team selection.
"I know we have to, but I find it hard to believe we are going to play on that field, if you can call it a field. I don't know which team to play, really. I have now a lot to think because I was expecting something more playable."Mourinho likened the pitch to the one at the Bird's Nest stadium in China last summer, which was so bad after poor weather that a pre-season friendly with Manchester City had to be called-off. The United manager said he complained to a UEFA official about the surface, but was told that "the players are insured if something happens." It's often difficult to agree with some of Mourinho's complaints, but in this case he's fully justified. The pitch appears to be in terrible condition ahead of the game. [caption id="attachment_116271" align="alignnone" width="1199"]
Via Paul Hirst.[/caption]
Here's the surface Mourinho and United thought they would be playing on:
https://twitter.com/SimonPeach/status/839432208192536576
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