After a 2-1 defeat to Sevilla at Old Trafford saw Manchester United knocked out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage, Jose Mourinho blamed himself for elimination.

The coach spoke after the game to reveal that it was his fault, rather than that of his players, who he believes did their jobs.

"When a team win, everyone wins, but when a team loses, the coach loses," he said to MEGA TV in Spain. "It's the same everywhere, in England, in Spain and in China. "I have lost and clearly I have made mistakes."

Mourinho discussed the balance of the tie, believing that the first-leg result favoured the Spaniards.

"That's football, I knew that with 0-0 in Sevilla with what they had done it was good for them," he explained. "They had a position of control.

"They had the ball during some important periods of the game and in that perspective we could have scored, we had chances, and they scored. "With the score at 1-0 and after equalising we would have kept going until the end, but with the second goal they had control of the game. "They've done well, I congratulate them and wish them the best."

However, he would not criticise his own team and insisted that he did not see Sevilla as being the better team over two legs.

"They are your feelings [that United were worse than Sevilla] and maybe others' too, but not mine," he insisted. "In Seville we controlled the game but didn't score. "Here they controlled the game and had luck to score. "It seems to be quite a balanced tie to me."It would mean the same, but I'd see it as being a bit fairer if it was a score draw and they went through. "The last few minutes weren't normal, they were out of control. "I congratulate Sevilla, they won well, they scored more goals than us and I hope they're happy in the quarter-finals."

United will now turn to the FA Cup as their only chance of silverware this season.

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