However, the exact opposite has proven the case, with the Belgian’s spell at Old Trafford revived by two starts in the first two Premier League games of the season.
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Furthermore, he already thinks in those couple of games, United have looked at their strongest since Ferguson retired in 2013. Anthony Martial has started the season slowly and Pogba, as Mourinho explained, was not at the point of optimum fitness. “For 10 days’ work, first match of the season, not even 10 minutes of a friendly, I think he played phenomenal”.
‘The team is improving, the team is playing differently. Two among them are marquee signing for the club.
Mourinho isn’t ready to heap pressure on himself by making outlandish boasts about winning the league, particularly given the competition around. Much was made of Mourinho’s home record in the build-up, nine home losses in his career, but after the debacle at Chelsea last season, the Portuguese manager had much to prove. It’s a top club.
There is no doubt that Marouane Fellaini is one of the most disliked players by Manchester United fans. “Because September we have Capital One Cup, we have Europa League, we have seven matches in September and they all play and then I am happy”. “Let me come back to you on that”, he said. “But we need to work hard for it and we will do everything to bother all the other teams that want to win”. In this segment, we take a look at key takeaways from United’s win over the Saints.
Atletico Madrid forward Griezmann was linked with United before he sparkled at Euros, where he scored six goals for France, and he is confident his compatriot will succeed in the Premier League.
“We were good enough to deserve the victory”, said Mourinho.
“I don’t see him under pressure, I don’t see him in training trying to do things to show that he’s different, to show that he’s better”. In the coming weeks, it should be interesting to see how Fellaini is able to play with the other three mentioned midfielders, as I believe each one of them has a different style of play compared to each other.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was impressed after new signing Paul Pogba played the full 90 minutes against Southampton.
“Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are also new so we need to get used to the philosophy and the culture”. There would appear to be a ideal blend of solidity at the back – led by the outstanding Eric Bailly – and the fantasy element added to the squad by Pogba, Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and, of course, the man in charge.
Despite the price tag, he’s not set a goal target for the 23-year-old Frenchman.
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“Can Paul score Ronaldo and Messi’s goals?”. He will score goals but no number’.
