Jose Mourinho described his Manchester United players as "masters in complication" after their 1-0 home defeat to West Brom handed the Premier League title to Manchester City.
United knew avoiding defeat against the league's bottom side would have delayed their city rivals' coronation again, having battled from two goals down to win at the Etihad last weekend, but they turned in an insipid performance which was duly punished by Jay Rodriguez's 73rd-minute header.
Mourinho's side twice came close through Romelu Lukaku but they scarcely threatened the Baggies over the course of a turgid 90 minutes.
The Portuguese was unimpressed with his players' efforts and attacked their lack of fluidity and desire to take too much touches.
"I think we were deservedly punished," he told 'Sky Sports.'
"We were masters in complication, everything was complicated.
"We didn't want [to play] or couldn't play simple, everything was slow, one more flick, trick, turn.
"There was no fluidity. We did not deserve to lose, but we gave them opportunity to win the match."
April 15, 2018