MJ lost only in his last match at the International Champions Cup. Team Mourinho lost to Barcelona minimum - 0: 1.

"It is very important to lose in the preseason. Nobody likes defeat, but I believe that they are very important, "Mourinho said in an interview with the official channel of the United Russia.

"It would be very bad to leave the US without defeat when you played against such teams as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ??Manchester City. It would be extremely negative to take home only victories. So losing is good ".

"We had good moments during the match, were bad. We need to preserve the good, and work on negative aspects of the ".

"I'm very happy.

Injury is not, because you do not call the same injury Juan Mata and Ander Herrera, who will return to training next Saturday. So there are no injuries, the atmosphere is magnificent, the organization is excellent. It is only necessary to land safely in Manchester and this part of the preseason can be called an excellent ".

Earlier, Mourinho said that he does not consider his club the main contender for the victory in the Premier League, although he will try to win the championship.