JOSE MOURINHO was left furious after Manchester United’s Heathrow flight failed to arrive after they crashed out of the FA Cup.
The Special One watched his team lose 1-0 to his former club Chelsea in a heated affair that saw Ander Herrera sent off in the first-half.
But Mourinho's night went from bad to worse as his team were forced to make a five-hour trip by coach back home.
The team was told the scheduled flight had failed to arrive at the airport after the game and is reported to have laid into club officials after he received the news.
A decision was made to stay on the bus and head back to Manchester but roadworks delayed the journey of the team who played their 46th game of the season that night.
And the team finally arrived back at their Carrington training ground at 4am - but were back in training at 1pm on Tuesday.
United are preparing for their second-leg Europa League clash against Rostov with the game poised at 1-1.
And the gruelling journey will only add to Mourinho's ongoing argument about his sides packed fixture schedule as they then travel to Middlesbrough for the Sunday noon kick off.
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But Mourinho did finally receive some good news as it was revealed Marcos Rojo had escaped punishment for what looked like a stamp on Eden Hazard at Stamford Bridge.
The FA have charged United with failing to control their players after Herrera's controversial dismissal that saw the team surround referee Michael Oliver.
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