Jose Mourinho said a "phenomenal" Paul Pogba showed that he is "confident in the skin of a star" during his first appearance for the club since re-joining this summer in a world record £89 million move. Pogba made a sloppy start in the 2-0 win over Southampton at Old Trafford on Friday, when he conceded possession cheaply but grew in confidence as the game went on. United manager Mourinho had said that the player would be given "some minutes" but he went on to play the full match, as Zlatan Ibrahimovic's two goals helped the home team to a comfortable win. Speaking in his postmatch news conference, Mourinho said: "He was fantastic. The fact that his first action was bad -- loses the ball, gives a free kick to the opposition -- means that you can see even … [Read more...]
Ibrahimovic double sinks Southampton on Pogba debut
Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued his impressive start in aManchester United shirt as he fired Jose Mourinho's side to a 2-0 victory over Southampton. The Red Devils were comfortable under the Friday night lights at Old Trafford, as the Swedish star marked his home debut with a double, netting either side of half-time. The 34-year-old now has three goals in his first two Premier League games, following on from his strike in Sunday's Premier League opener at Bournemouth . The former Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona striker opened the scoring with a towering header before doubling his tally from the penalty spot early in the second half. United had plenty of positives to take in Jose Mourinho's first competitive home match in charge of the club. One of … [Read more...]
Hazard hopes Chelsea strong start can ‘scare’ title rivals
Eden Hazard hopes Chelsea can strike fear into the rest of the Premier League by maintaining their winning start at Watford on Saturday. Antonio Conte's side won their first match of the campaign at home to West Ham on Monday night, but Hazard hopes a string of wins will get their title rivals worried. “If you win the first few games all the other teams will see that and say you are ready for the Premier League,” explained the Belgium international. “It scares them. If you don’t start well, you can still be champions at the end but it’s always better if you can win your first games. We know it’s a strong League, where you don’t know who will be champions at the start of the season. We hope it will be Chelsea, of course, but we know we have to fight for … [Read more...]
Mourinho: ‘World’s best’ Pogba will never win the Ballon d’Or
Paul Pogba will struggle to score even a quarter of the goals netted by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and will not receive the same personal accolades collected by such illustrious rivals. As the French international record signing prepares for his second Manchester United debut tonight, Jose Mourinho has no doubt he has signed the world’s best midfield player. The £89 million former Juventus man will play some role in the opening Friday night Premier League fixture of the season, at home to Southampton, four years after leaving Old Trafford for nothing. Mourinho has called on United supporters to help improve the atmosphere inside Old Trafford - something that has been lacking over three disappointing years under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal - … [Read more...]
Hart can leave Man City if he wants – Pep
Pep Guardiola says he will allow Joe Hart to leave Manchester City if he wants to. Hart's future has been thrown into doubt after being left on the bench by Guardiola for City's first two games of the season. There has been speculation linking the 29-year-old with a move away from the club while City have reportedly been targeting other keepers. Asked if Hart could move if he wishes, Guardiola said: "Of course. I want happiness for the players. I don't want the players to stay here if they don't want to stay. "All the players here have a contract. If they decide they want to stay they are going to stay, but they know the situation when I spoke with them. "If they want to leave because they prefer to play every game - not only speaking about Joe, … [Read more...]
Conte vows to shake Mazzarri’s hand
Antonio Conte insists his bust-ups with Walter Mazzarri are in the past and will shake his hand at Chelsea’s game at Watford tomorrow. The duo had a series of fall-outs in Serie A when Conte was in charge of Juventus and Mazzarri was at Napoli. But Conte has revealed their differences have been resolved and were on good terms when they met at a meeting of Premier league managers before the campaign began. Both are new to English football and the Chelsea boss said: “I saw him in the meeting with the coaches. I spoke with him about this new experience. It's a great challenge also for him. “I saw him very focused about this experience. When we were in the Italian championship and fought for the title, Juventus against Napoli, yes (things happen)...but … [Read more...]
Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck due back by Christmas
Arsenal have been handed a boost with the news that Danny Welbeck could return from injury ahead of schedule. Danny Welbeck underwent surgery in May after injuring his right knee against Manchester City last season. The festive period is set to see the return of Danny Welbeck, with Arsene Wenger revealing the injury-plagued Arsenal forward is on track for a Christmas comeback. Welbeck has been sidelined since undergoing surgery in May after injuring his right knee against Manchester City in the Premier League last season. The 25-year-old suffered "significant cartilage damage", which ended his Euro 2016 hopes, but Arsenal manager Wenger said the Englishman is nearing a December return. "If the healing was not good, he would have been out until … [Read more...]
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