Henrikh Mikhitaryan is a certainty to miss out due to a thigh injury picked up on global duty with Armenia, but Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini, who is seemingly favoured by Mourinho, played 84 minutes of his nation’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Wednesday and appears fully recovered from a back injury sustained in United’s last Premier League outing against Hull City.
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The 33-year-old told City TV: “I feel good”.
The Argentine star said: “I think for players when you have the opportunity to work with the best managers it’s something really special”.
And the former Denmark goalkeeper claims that it will be more hard to achieve success at City – who travel to face United at Old Trafford this weekend – using similar tactics given the demanding nature of the Premier League. Yeah, not something to look forward to.
None of the trio have featured this season, with summer signings Gundogan and Sane still awaiting their debuts.
Real Madrid’s team of Galacticos actually came to £370.45m – nearly £20m more than the cost of the team United are expected to field this weekend.
Bravo’s potential bow has not been lost on Ibrahimovic, who on Wednesday posted a video on social media of himself sending some kit to City’s new man along with the message: ‘Welcome to Manchester!
They have new players also and have had a great start, the same as us, but we want to stay on the top now until the end.
“It’s a ground where in the last few years things have gone okay for us”.
City come into Saturday’s derby with a ideal record but will be without their star striker Sergio Aguero after the FA suspended him for violent conduct.
Aguero had been in fine form, scoring six goals in four appearances this term.
Who should be centre midfield (1)?
“I play against myself, not the others”, said Mourinho this week in an effort to end discussion of the topic that will not go away.
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“I am sure they can play in our team and am sure they can score goals”. They are going to have to show what they can do.
