Spain global Mata believes the prestigious matches are the ideal preparation for the new campaign, as United aim to improve on the fifth-place finish they achieved in the Premier League last season. I was trying to feel comfortable.
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I think it was very important for me to get some minutes and show the manager and show the team that I can help them.
“Game by game it will be better and better”.
Mkhitaryan was a signing that the club needed to make a few season’s ago.
Jose Mourinho is convinced he can turn Manchester United new boy Eric Bailly into a world-class centre-half.
“Mkhitaryan is a top-class player and now at the best stage for a footballer – 27/28 years old”.
However, things at Old Trafford are certainly going to be different under Mourinho at Old Trafford, with fringe players like Januzaj and Phil Jones finally getting their chance to impress. “He doesn’t have the sharpness yet but his performance was very positive”.
Manchester United ace Juan Mata is relishing the challenge of pre-season as his side prepares to face Borussia Dortmund in China.
He’s shown the potential we saw when we chose to buy him. It is all well and good having a lion’s share of possession, but if you are not doing anything with the ball in the opposition areas, or threatening to score a goal, that possession is no good.
Bailly played nearly the full game – substituted with seven minutes remaining to a warm round of applause from the United faithful – and Mourinho was happy with what he saw, even if he did acknowledge the defender’s lack of experience.
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The United youngster also thanked club staff and his family and friends for helping him during his recovery – with the hope being that that will now allow him to push on again in the coming season.
