Mourinho: Manchester United is 'unluckiest team in the Premier League'

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was left ruing his team's luck following a 1-1 draw against Arsenal at Old Trafford, a tie earned courtesy of an 89th-minute goal scored by Olivier Giroud.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, the Portuguese tactician said his team did not deserve the late draw, calling the result "two points dropped" while offering that Manchester United was "the best team by far."

"This team at the moment is the unluckiest team in the Premier League," Mourinho said, as quoted by BBC Sport. "That is the reality.

"(Arsenal) had no chances to win. They could not be Arsenal the way they normally play football. We were phenomenal defensively. The way we pressed and the way we controlled their counterattacks.

"Then when we had the ball we were very comfortable. We scored a fantastic goal, we had chances to win the game and then the only time they go there and the only time we had a situation we could not resolve they scored.

"They are the lucky ones and we are the unlucky ones."

Luck was Mourinho's primary talking point after the match, and it's not hard to see why: the Red Devils have earned just two wins from their last nine league fixtures and sit sixth in the Premier League table for it.

But, despite the underwhelming result - and the nature by which it was procured - Mourinho was pleased with his team's performance.

"I am happy with the work and the guys and I am super happy with the fans," he said. "They are amazing. They know to be fair and applaud a team that has dropped two points."