Topics: UEFA Europa League, Rostov, Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, Wayne Rooney
Jose Mourinho's complaints about the Russian pitch seemed to be well founded, prompting all sorts of reactions from football fans around the world.

For once, Jose Mourinho's rants about a pitch were justified by fans.

Manchester United played to a one-all draw against Rostov in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, and even if supporters expected some complicated weather conditions, what they never saw coming was the awful state of Olimp-2 Stadium's pitch.

Have a closer look at the pitch and decide if fans and Mourinho had reasons to complain.

Here's how the pitch looked like yesterday during Man Utd's pre-match visit.

Before the game began, aerial shots showed how the weather conditions in Russia affected the pitch.

Things looked worse if you were watching the game on TV.

UEFA earned quite a bit of criticism for allowing the match to be played in this conditions. Have a look at some comments by fans and experts.