Jose Mourinho tells Kylian Mbappe exactly what he must change at Real Madrid despite stunning Real Sociedad hat-trick

Jose Mourinho has made clear that he wants Kylian Mbappe to make a major change to his game despite the Frenchman’s hat-trick helping Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad.

On Wednesday (August 26), Mourinho took charge of his first home match since re-joining Los Blancos, having guided the side to a 2-1 win at Espanyol in the season’s opener last weekend.

Mbappe opened the scoring on 40 minutes, with the striker driving the ball past Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Remiro, who was left with no chance.

But it took just four minutes for the Basque side to draw level, with Luka Sucic finishing past Thibaut Courtois.

After the break, Mbappe netted his second of the evening, with Jude Bellingham providing an excellent assist for the France international before also assisting Vinicius Junior’s strike, which put Real 3-1 up with just over 20 minutes to go.

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Mbappe secured his third and Real’s fourth with 10 minutes left, chipping home Vini Jr’s perfectly weighted ball to round off an excellent showing from Mourinho’s side.

Mourinho urges Mbappe to make major change at Real Madrid

But despite picking up three points and Mbappe scoring three goals, Mourinho explained how he’d like to see the Frenchman make a major change when speaking in his post-match press conference.

When asked if Mbappe can score 60 goals this season, the Portuguese replied: “Kylian is an absolutely incredible player. Then, whether it’s 60 or 50 or 40, I can’t say. I prefer 40 with titles than 60 without titles.

“I prefer 40 with a lot of work for the team than 60 just playing for himself, as often happens with forwards. I’m very happy with him. From a technical standpoint, there’s obviously nothing to say, but in terms of helping the group grow, taking responsibility, working...

“He arrived two days early, and two days early in that preseason period can mean something positive. I left him on the field for the full ninety minutes, hoping he might score four goals. When Vini Jr. scored, I immediately decided to take him off.”

Responding to a question about some fans booing during periods of the match, he added: “The boos and the applause are ultimately fair. The fans were frustrated. When they’re frustrated, a few boos don’t hurt anyone; they help you grow too. But there will be matches where we’ll win with difficulty. Spanish teams play well, have good coaches, good players, and they really like to have the ball. They’re not afraid to play against big teams. In other leagues, teams don’t play against the big clubs; they just defend. Both Espanyol and Real Sociedad tried to play their game and tried to win. That’s something to value as well.”

Real Madrid return to action at home against Malaga on Sunday (August 30).