Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the only goal in the second half to give Manchester United victory over Ukrainian side Zorya Luhansk. The Swede struck on 69 minutes, rising highest at the back post to power home a header from close range after Wayne Rooney had miscued a shot. United were far from at their best, and with two-thirds of the game gone they had yet to record a shot on target as the visitors from Ukraine proved tough to break down. Fenerbahce’s win over Feyenoord means that Jose Mourinho’s men sit second in the group, and they play the Turkish outfit next in three weeks time. Two weeks on from opening their maiden group stage campaign in the competition with defeat at Feyenoord, Jose Mourinho conceded his side could ill afford to falter against … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho worried by Man United’s packed October fixture
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has called his side's hectic October fixture as a "poisoned gift". Zlatan Ibrahimovic powered United through, who had struggled for the entire duration to break through the stubborn Ukrainian side. The win, however, would help ease United, who have a packed fixture list in October, when they face Liverpool away on the Monday before their next Europa League game against Fenerbahce on Oct. 20. That is followed by a trip to Chelsea the following Sunday then a League Cup tie against Manchester City three days later. "Well, we could play Liverpool on the Saturday, we could play Liverpool on the Sunday, but we play Liverpool on the Monday [October 17]," Mourinho said. "So maybe we don't have the best conditions … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho Defends Wayne Rooney’s Poor Form
Jose Mourinho has jumped to the defence of Wayne Rooney admist criticism of his poor form ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with champions Leicester City. Rooney has been criticised for his recent performances as United lost three successive games before a 3-1 EFL Cup victory at Northampton Town. Rooney defended himself on Thursday, describing the comments as "rubbish" in an interview with MUTV, and Mourinho was also quick to back his captain in his prematch news conference ahead of Saturday's clash with champions Leicester City. Mourinho said United will win as a team and lose as a team when he was asked about his Rooney's form at his prematch news conference. "We are a team, we are not Wayne Rooney," he said. 'We all started well, we all won … [Read more...]
Why Mourinho Should Rest Wayne Rooney
Manchester United boss, José Mourinho is under a huge pressure to perform. His team is finding it difficult to properly dominate other teams as expected and a few reasons can be seen as the bedrock of their problems. One of such is surprisingly, Wayne Rooney. Back in 2004, Wazza as Wayne Rooney is fondly called was a hit shot. He had shone at the Euros and got Manchester United falling for him. He went ahead to score a hattrick on his UEFA Champions League debut. He is a record scorer for both club and country, but his form has dwindled in recent years. Wayne Rooney started his journey out of his high standards in the concluding years of veteran gaffer, Sir Alex Ferguson. Yes he was getting old and can't continue to perform at the level he was earlier, but he … [Read more...]
Mourinho hits out at ‘football Einsteins’ for dismissing his Manchester United efforts
Jose Mourinho has hit out at "football Einsteins" who he claims have tried to dismiss his career triumphs and Manchester United's history during a difficult week for the club. "We had a bad week. I know that some football Einsteins – football is full of Einsteins – they try to delete 16 years of my career, to delete an unbelievable history of Man United and focus on a bad week. But that's the new football. It's full of Einsteins, " noted the former Chelsea manager United defeated Northampton Town 1-3 on Wednesday to progress on to the fourth round of the EFL Cup and end a run of three consecutive defeats against Manchester City, Feyenoord and Watford. Northampton equalised after a Michael Carrick's opener thanks to Alex Revell's penalty just before half-time on … [Read more...]
5 Things Mourinho Should Do To Return Manchester United To Their Expected Form
José Mourinho's dream job had a dream start but after going three consecutive matches without a single point, undue pressure is on the Manchester United boss to perform in order to save his face, job and Manchester United's huge pedigree. Here are a few things he can do to get along with Old Trafford faithful again: 1. Set up a team This season, Manchester United have fielded a team with almost the same names but without shape, cohesion and perfect understanding of themselves. There is a huge selection headache on which defensive pairing, midfield pairing, and most efficient front line to employ, and his tinkering so far underlines the fact that he may not stumble in the know on his typical Manchester United team. This is an appalling development since he … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho criticizes Luke Shaw after defeat to Watford
Jose Mourinho was unhappy with Luke Shaw's performance in his side's 3-1 defeat to Watford in the Premier League. The defeat adds up to third in a row in all competitions for The Red Devils after they were beaten 2-1 by rivals City and then lost 1-0 to Feyenoord in the Europa League on Thursday. Mourinho said: "The first Man City goal and this second goal against Watford -- you can find an incredible similarity, which is [Aleksandar] Kolarov has the ball in a difficult situation in the corner and my players, instead of going up to press they decide to give space. "And here for the second goal, [Nordin] Amrabat receives the ball and our left-back is 25 metres from him instead of five metres. But even at 25 metres, you have to jump and go and press, but … [Read more...]
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