穆里尼奧認為4-0戰勝水晶宮後，國際比賽日對曼聯來說是糟糕的時間點。隨著費萊尼的梅開二度、盧卡庫和馬塔的破門，球隊在主場完成了一場大勝。
穆里尼奧說：「我不喜歡國際比賽日，」曼聯上一次國際比賽日後在客場2-2戰平了斯托克城，「我們本賽季已經經歷了一次國際比賽日，而兩天之後球隊迎來了另外一場比賽。這對於我們來說不是很好的處境，但抱怨也沒有任何幫助。我們必須等球員們歸隊，希望他們回來之後別出現太多的問題。」
即便曼聯在主場輕鬆擊敗了水晶宮，但穆里尼奧依舊無法對球員們的表現感到滿意。
穆里尼奧說：「我告訴球員們，我們必須對一個處於困境中的對手保持尊重，水晶宮所展現出的東西比他們目前的成績要好很多，尊重對手，並踢得認真是很重要的。
「比起我們場上的表現，比分可能有些大了，因為我認為球隊沒能展現出穩定性。我們有一些閃光的瞬間，我們始終控制著比賽，但我們可以做得更好，最重要的是拿到了3分。」
Jose Mourinho says the international break has come at a "bad" time for Manchester United after they cruised to a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
United eased to victory at Old Trafford thanks to two goals from Marouane Fellaini sandwiched between strikes from Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku.
The win was their sixth from seven Premier League matches, but after the upcoming international break they face a tricky run of four successive away games, starting with Liverpool on October 14, live on Sky Sports.
"I don't welcome the break, it's bad," said Mourinho, whose side drew at Stoke after the last international break in August.
"We had the first break and two days after the players came back we had to play another game. It's not a good situation for us but moaning doesn't help. We have to wait for them and hope there are not many problems."
Even though United won comfortably on Saturday, Mourinho was not entirely satisfied by the performance against a Palace side without a goal or a point to their name this season.
"I told the players that we had to respect an opponent in a difficult situation, an opponent better than their results show," he said. "It was important to respect them and play seriously.
"The result is probably bigger than our performance because I don't think our performance was consistent. We had good periods, good moments, and we always had control of the game, but we can do better. The important thing is the three points."
Mourinho also had some words of praise for man-of-the-match Fellaini, who was cheered as he made his way off the pitch, less than a year after being booed by some of his own fans.
"He played really well, but he has been doing it for a long time," said Mourinho. "He is confident. He is happy with his contribution to the team. The style of the team has space for a player like him and he feels that. I am really happy."
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