Mourinho has spoken of his concern at United’s readiness for the new season, due to the number of players given extended breaks following Euro 2016 and the unsatisfactory nature of their tour to China, where a match against Manchester City was cancelled due to poor conditions. After Mourinho’s sacking in December 2015, Willian continued to be the only Chelsea player about whom anything positive could be said.
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Things got worse on Sunday afternoon when it was reported that the 32-year-old has been made train with the club’s U-21 side, and had to remove his belongings from the first-team dressing room.
In an interview with Martin Samuel in the Daily Mail, he revealed the Red Devils players feel “more like the old Manchester United” under the Portuguese boss, with Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan all having been added to the squad in big-money deals this summer.
Rumours have been circulating that French Midfielder Paul Pogba will be leaving his current team, Juventus F.C., to move to the Barclays Premiere League where he will play for his former English side, Manchester United, in a record setting £112 million transfer. To be in this squad, you have to understand the squad is more important than any individual, the club is more important than all of us. So I think it is good for the manager to have those different options.
In reference to his own playing time, Rashford said: “I’m preparing for the new season now”.
United, FA Cup winners in Van Gaal’s last game in May, kick off the new domestic season in next weekend’s Community Shield against Premier League champions Leicester.
This debate has been rumbling in the football world for a really long time, but if last season was anything to go by, one does have to ask the question, (excuse the pun) but is England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney’s career on the wane?
Antonio Valencia’s cross from the right appeared to be travelling behind Ibrahimovic on the penalty spot until the 34-year-old launched himself in the air and connected with a fantastic overhead kick past startled goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
“We want to improve this week to be ready for the first game of the season”.
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“Zlatan, for the next game, was even more motivated and we were superb with Zlatan the best player on the pitch”. I’ve still got a good few years left in me.
