All eyes will be on Old Trafford when Manchester United host local rivals Manchester city in the first Manchester derby of the season in the Premier League on Saturday.
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The Portuguese sprung a surprise with his starting line-up, bringing in Henrikh Mkhitaryan for his full United debut, as well as Jesse Lingard on the other flank. But this is football.
“He will be very relaxed and sure about what he wants from his players, he usually gives you the flawless plan”, Henry said.
“They are much stronger in the air, but I think we coped well and we just missed the third goal in the second half”.
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, front, tries to get the ball from Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola for a throw in during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016.
City were by far the better side in the opening half and De Bruyne was instrumental in both goals, nicking the ball away from Daley Blind before slotting past David de Gea for the first.
Mourinho said United’s “bad” first half cost his team. We started to win back. We had a few players below that level and we were made to pay. “The big players don’t have to understand the league or need time”. In the second half, we were the best team. We have crossed a lot of balls and put them under pressure.
“If it was a sport with a free number of changes and where the changes during the first half is something normal like basketball and all this kind of stuff, I would do after 20 minutes”. We didn’t get what we deserve.
“We were not in control [in the first half] and the team was not improving – and it is hard to improve only by words on the touchline”. “We know how we are going to play tomorrow – and we know we’re going to play a real good team”.
Mourinho also said that certain players had failed to follow his instructions, singling out defender Eric Bailly, who had been impressive for United up until the derby. He did it 20 times during the game.
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José Mourinho who’s the new head coach of Manchester United said every player is available to play today.
