“But I think you have to look at the teams he has been at before and the success he has brought to them teams, which we’re hoping and we believe that he can bring that success to us”.
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However, the trophy was the first for United in a three-year dry spell, following the retirement of club legend Alex Ferguson in 2013 and the failed spell of David Moyes.
With United now on their pre-season tour of China, club captain Rooney is confident of former Real Madrid boss Mourinho moving past last season’s troubles and achieving further success with the Red Devils.
Mkhitaryan joined the 20-time English champions at the start of July from Borussia Dortmund and he made his debut in a 20 victory in a pre-season match against Wigan Athletic five days ago.
Speaking at a Gulf Oil event in Shanghai, Rooney said: “I think you always feel pressure when you play for Manchester United”. It’s one of the – if not the – biggest football clubs in the world.
“The signings we’ve made have been fantastic”. “It’s always great, the support we get is always fantastic. But you get along with everyone”.
“The tour helps the new players get away into a new environment and get to know everyone more”, he said. This year it’s China with two big games so we’re all looking forward to it.
Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward met Juventus directors Giuseppe Marotta and Fabio Paratici as well as the player’s agent, Mino Raiola, on Tuesday to discuss a possible transfer but was told that the opening bid fell short of what Juventus wanted for the player.
“It’s about minutes but we want to impress our fans with the way we’re playing and we also want to impress the new manager, to show him what we can do and fight to get into the starting 11”, Shaw was quoted as saying by the Guardian.
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Mourinho replaced Louis van Gaal as manager and United have added to their attacking options in the close-season, bringing in playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
