José Mourinho played down Yan Diomande starting over Arda Güler in Real Madrid’s 4–1 win over Rayo Vallecano as a simple case of rotation, snapping that he was “100% sure” the media would have an issue with whatever starting XI he named.
On Saturday, Diomande made his first competitive start for Madrid following his record-breaking €125 million ($145 million) transfer from RB Leipzig this summer. Previously, Mourinho had preferred to ease the 19-year-old into the action with cameos off the bench.
