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Kante: I spoke to Mourinho about United move

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed how the current worldwide break will affect the preparation for his squad’s next assignment – the eagerly-awaited clash with Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday 10 September.

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‘I listened to his arguments about why I should move to United.

Shaw, who suffered a double leg fracture previous year, has started the season strongly, with his performances meriting a call up to manager Sam Allardyce’s England squad for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Slovakia.

Asked what the joke was, England left-back Shaw smiled: “I’m not going to say”.

“I thought I could play more football in Manchester so that’s why I picked them”.

The time frame of just 4 matches in the new chapter of his glittering managerial career is all Jose Mourinho needed to make an impact at his new club. “It’s good for us as a team and we feel more confident in our ability”, the Manchester United captain said.

“But at that time I was hesitant between staying at Leicester or leaving for Chelsea”.

The Bleacher Report suggests that Jose Mourinho is already making plans for 2017 and they include bringing in Griezmann from Atletico Madrid on a big-money deal. “It wasn’t even a talk we had to have, to clear the air or anything”.

“I think he’s given a really positive confidence boost to the side and that can be seen out there on the field”, the 31-year-old told MUTV.

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