The incident capped a chaotic 24 hours for United after half the first-team squad were re-routed on their flight from Shanghai to Nanjing airport 160 miles away from Beijing due to adverse weather in the Chinese capital.
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The rivalry between the two managers dates back to 2009, when Guardiola was at Barcelona and Mourinho was managing Inter Milan.
David de Gea insists Manchester United can win the Premier League this season after seeing Jose Mourinho’s business in the transfer market this season.
The pair have been involved in an on-going feud for years dating back to Mourinho’s time at Inter when they crossed paths in the Champions League in 2010. Although the ban was ultimately revoked. Dortmund will play Pep Guardiola’s City in Shenzhen on Thursday to round-out the three-team pre-season tournament in China.
“We have a good group, we have a good spirit and we cope with it. Monday is the last day and then it is over”.
Mourinho shares Guardiola’s concerns about the playing surface.
City captain Vincent Kompany had an extended training session on his own, then sat out the main session on Sunday.
Rooney did not have the best of campaigns last season.
“What happened in the last two years has been so hard for him and the team”, the manager said. To say before the season starts that the top four is the target? “It was 1-1, 10-15 minutes to go so it was the winning goal in the derby so that was a great feeling and it won us the game”. If not, September. If not, October.
“Normally when you say lucky you say lucky because you want a good result”.
The Dortmund match was the first of a tour that continues onto Beijing, where Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City await in an intriguing encounter.
Just because their former teams are arch rivals and biggest contenders for titles in Spain, doesn’t mean they can’t have a good relationship. The United players eventually arrived at their Beijing hotel at 1am.
Doubts over the state of the Bird’s Nest Stadium turf for the friendly against City after days of heavy rain meant a hasty switch of training venues yesterday to the nearby Olympic Sports Center to protect the match pitch.
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After the tour ends, United will face Galatasaray in Gothenburg, Sweden, on July 30, then play their first game on home soil under Mourinho on August 3, which will be Rooney’s testimonial against Everton.
