Manchester United suffered defeat in the hands of Feyenoord as the host ran out deserved 1-0 winners on Thursday in the Europa League opener. Their much-changed line-up boasted quality but looked unconvincing in Rotterdam as United failed to create much, as the dutch team stifled Jose Mourinho’s men providing numerous chances. Jose rang the changes introducing Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ashley Young and Memphis Depay but all proved to be aabortive as the men in blue failed to dominate the game. Looked like it was going to end in a stalemate, but Feyenoord found the back of the net thanks to Tonny Vilhena after he had teed up by Jorgensen. It wasn't the kind of performance Mourinho expected after Saturday’s derby defeat at the hands of arc rivals … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho: Manchester United don’t want to be in Europa League
Jose Mourinho has admitted Manchester United do not want to be in the Europa League but intends to make the best out of the situation. Speaking at a news conference, the United manager pledged to take their participation seriously ahead of Thursday's opening Group A game against Feyenoord in Rotterdam and warned his squad they risk another humiliation like last season’s defeat by FC Midtylland if not fully ready for the task ahead. Mourinho who dropped Wayne Rooney behind, says that the Premier League and television broadcasters have made their campaign difficult by handing them a tight schedule next month when they face Liverpool, Fenerbahce and Chelsea in the space of a week. “Look, this is not a competition that Man United wants,” Mourinho said on … [Read more...]
Reports on Manchester Derby
Manchester City delivered their first win in a rivalry with Manchester United that will eventually become a topic amongst football lovers as Manchester City won against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain's La Liga was the last time both managers clashed, this being their first ever Premier League meeting since in control on either side of Manchester. And when the action started, it was Man City who brought down and put Manchester United in their place with a fantastic 100% start this season. Guardiola wins battle with Mourinho This was a match between Guardiola and Mourinho - this was a match about Mourinho against Guardiola in this season Premier League, fighting for respect and supremacy in Manchester. Mourinho … [Read more...]
Schmeichel takes dig at boring Guardiola
Peter Schmeichel has taken a dig at Pep Guardiola ahead of the Manchester derby by saying Pep Guardiola made Bayern Munich “boring”, and will find it more difficult to play his brand of football at Manchester City than he did at Barcelona and Bayern. Pep Guardiola made an exciting Bayern Munich team boring to watch and was fortunate he had the players at his disposal to implement his style at Barcelona and Bayern, winning three Bundesliga titles and two DFB-Pokal in three years in Germany, says Peter Schmeichel. “He was okay at Bayern Munich. I have to say he was okay,” he told Omnisport . “For me, personally, he changed a really good, entertaining team to be become more boring to watch. “Where as Bayern before were very direct, they won the treble, had … [Read more...]
Marcus Rashford scores hat-trick on England Under-21 debut
Manchester United's teenage star Marcus Rashford made a dream start for England's Under-21. The 18-year-old offered another demonstration of his goal-scoring ability against Norway's at Colchester. Rashford has only made one Premier League appearance for United this season and was an unused substitute in their opening two games. But in their last outing before the international break, He came on to score a last-gasp winner at Hull. Rashford was part of England's squad for Euro 2016 but missed out on the senior squad on Sunday's 1-0 win in Slovakia, as he was dropped by new coach Sam Allardyce having failed to break into the United starting line-up under Mourinho. The first two were typical Rashford, leaving defenders for dead, raced towards goal … [Read more...]
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane opens up on Mourinho talks
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has told Canal+ it was "difficult to turn down Jose Mourinho" and a move to Manchester United this summer, but says Zinedine Zidane's vote of confidence convinced him to stay in Spain. Varane, 23, has developed into a world-class centre-back since moving to Madrid from Lens in 2011 bearing the tag of being one of the game's most promising youngsters. That transformation was aided in great part by Mourinho during his three-year tenure at the Santiago Bernabeu, and the United coach hoped to reunite with the France international at Old Trafford this summer only for Varane to reject the move. "Of course it's flattering. Manchester United is a very big club. But from the moment when Madrid and I are in sync on my project, … [Read more...]
Zlatan hails Mourinho as ‘masterbrain’ behind his United move
Jose Mourinho was key to persuading Zlatan Ibrahimovic to move to England, as the Swedish icon felt no need to play in the Premier League. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has credited Jose Mourinho as the decisive factor in persuading him to bring his stellar career to the Premier League, claiming he previously rejected moves to England's top flight on two occasions. Ibrahimovic headed the winner in Manchester United's Community Shield victory over Leicester City and has scored three times in as many Premier League matches to prove an instant hit with the Old Trafford faithful. The 34-year-old was only compelled to move to England following a decorated stint at Paris Saint-Germain – where he became the club's all-time record goalscorer amid an unprecedented period of … [Read more...]
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