Mourinho explains Mata substitution during Manchester United Community Shield win over Leicester.

Spanish midfielder was named on the bench at Wembley, was brought on and then taken off.
Jose Mourinho has revealed he was forced to replace Juan Mata in the final stages of the Community Shield at Wembley
because of Leicester's aerial threat.

The Spaniard came on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Jesse Lingard but was replaced with Henrikh Mkhitaryan in stoppage time as Mourinho subbed his sub.

Mata looked upset on the touchline immediately after his substition. But Mourinho explained afterwards he was forced to make the change to deal with Leicester's direct tactics as they chased an equaliser.

Given his history with Mata, eyebrows were raised at his substituting of the Spaniard….especially given that Mata had only come on in the second half.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late winner was enough for Mourinho to lift his first trophy as United manager after Jamie Vardy had cancelled out Lingard's opener.

Mourinho said: "Juan played well. He gave me exactly what I need. I have to take the smallest player off because the game will end in long balls.