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Jose Mourinho praised Paul Pogba for his inclination to take Manchester United's penalties but believes the Frenchman may need to alter his technique.
Pogba opened the scoring in United's 2-1 victory over Everton was only brilliantly saved by Toffees goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
The World Cup winner's long, stuttered run-up, in which he took his first steps towards the ball, attracted criticism and derision on social media.
Make a comeback in your career and renew your contract. #ThingsYouCanDoDuringPogbasPenaltyRunUp pic.twitter.com/sxGx6C1i11
– Luke Shaw (@ LukeShaw23) October 28, 2018
It was his second miss in five attempts from the United States, but it was a good thing.
"The thing I like is the desire to take it," Mourinho said. "I do not like Mickey Mouses: fragile, do not go, I do not take penalties. I do not like that, I like the player I want to take it.
"Paul wants to take it for me is fantastic. If he misses, he misses. Can he improve his penalty? I think he can.
"I think the goalkeepers do not move and they are waiting for his decision so I think he probably has to learn from that. But for the most important thing we have a penalty he wants to go again. "
Pogba was given the opportunity to put United ahead after Anthony Martial went down under a challenge from Idrissa Gueye, who came back to get a slight touch on the ball before barging into the Frenchman.
Everton manager Marco Silva lamented the 27th-minute decision in the game and thinks his side did not leave the empty-handed trader empty-handed as their three-match winning streak was ended.
"We're here to try to do everything to try the win, do not come here to see and just to block them," Silva said.
"We played well in some moments of the game. Until the penalty the game was a balanced game.
"The bad decision – I know the referee can make mistakes like I make, but it's clear. No penalty. It's not a penalty and that makes them more comfortable. "
Pogba turned provider for Martial to curl past Pickford in the 49th minute goal Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty denied United would have been only their second clean sheet of the season in the Premier League.
Sigurdsson kept up with Chris Smalling following Pogba surrendering possession in his own half.
It is a source of concern for Mourinho, who was happy with the victory in the field of improvement.
? | The boss calls for "more confidence" and "more assertiveness" in attack after frustration at @ManUtd.
– Everton (@Everton) October 28, 2018
Mourinho said: "We are playing OK, we are not rock solid as I would like.
"We do not have the killer instinct that I would like. Some teams with three chances they score three goals and some teams without the ball can resist and keep clean sheets all the time.
"It's almost impossible to get a clean sheet of action with the phenomenal goalkeeper."
Press Association
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