Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes that the English teams in the Champions League this year are "second level" to clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Mourinho watched his side cruise to a 3-0 win over Basel at Old Trafford in their Group A opener on Tuesday, though he was not impressed with United's performance, criticising them for not doing a thorough and professional job.
Mourinho does not rate the chances of any of them winning the competition particularly highly, though, suggesting that, while the Premier League sides are giving the Champions League their all, Madrid, Barca and Bayern are just "warming up" and benefit from having a winter break.
He told reporters: "I think the Champions League for these teams [big European sides] that you are speaking, and for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, I think for these teams the Champions League starts in February.
"For them this is a warm-up. I think we [English teams] are in the second level. And the second level is 'let's qualify'."
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