“Even if we have big respect for Man United, with the quality they have, not just individual quality but as a team also, it’s up us playing at home,” Silva said on Thursday.
“I’m 100 per cent sure if we’re at our best level, we’ll be tough for them. I don’t have doubts about that.
“In that moment he didn’t show that, but it’s something in some moments that can happen during a match.
“It’s tough to play sometimes against a tough player like Mitrovic. But we have to keep our emotional balance every time… and it’s a moment for Andre to learn because it will be tough for us and it will be tough for him to be out of the next three matches.”
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