Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho was among the spectators that watched the Portuguese Primeira Liga clash between Benfica and Feirense on Friday night, as per reports.

Portuguese sports daily Record writes on its electronic edition that Mourinho was at the Estadio da Luz to run the rule over the Benfica players ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match between United and Benfica at Old Trafford.

Manchester United have posted their scouts to keep tabs on Benfica stars since the season started, and they were in attendance for the league matches against Portimonense, Chaves and Rio Ave.

Super Eagles star Oghenekaro Etebo put in a full shift but could not prevent his team from losing 1-0 to the champions of Portugal.

Representatives from Sheffield Wednesday, SC Freiburg, Eintracht Frankfurt, Eibar, Mallorca and Cordoba were among the 47, 207 spectators at Estadio da Luz, as they requested for tickets before the game.

This season, Etebo has started all the ten matches played by Feirense, scoring three goals and logging 900 minutes.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel