Jose Mourinho said he “doesn’t care” whether people think his Manchester United side deserved the victory over Liverpool which strengthened their grip on second place in the Premier League.

Marcus Rashford scored twice on his recall to the starting XI to give Mourinho’s side the points despite a largely defensive display in which they had just 32% of possession and two shots on target.

“It was a complete performance by us with two different halves,” Mourinho said. “If people don’t think we deserved it, I don’t care.

“I am a bit tired, we have a match on Tuesday. I don’t care what people say. The boys are happy, I’m happy.”