And Woodward has backed the club to continue their upturn in fortunes on the pitch after splashing the cash in preseason.
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“In May, we announced Jose Mourinho as our new manager”, he told investors.
Speaking in his conference call on Monday, he said: “Jose Mourinho’s appointment is a reflection of our determination to return to the pinnacle of our sport”.
Carragher also said United must look to Pogba’s Juventus performances for ideas of how to get the best out of him, with the Sky Sports pundit saying a midfield three is the best way to make up for the Frenchman’s defensive incapabilities.
“We believe our investment in these players will better position us to challenge for trophies in the coming years”.
One United player did, however, describe Saturday’s first 40 minutes against City as ‘s***’.
United should shake up the lineup for that match because the team needs to keep focus on the Premier League.
Nonetheless, Mourinho is confident the Red Devils are heading in the right direction as he targets UEFA Champions League qualification this season.
Manchester United’s image suffered under the troubled reigns of David Moyes and then Louis Van Gaal. Pogba even came out and said, “I didn’t finish what I started here”, referring to his free transfer from United following disagreements with former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. “Exceptional costs for the prior year were £2.3m”.
Lingard returned to United’s starting eleven against Manchester City last weekend, but failed to impress and was subbed off at half-time.
“The national team did not win the Euros, unfortunately, but the generation is strong and they will become stronger and Paul is one of them”.
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But for José, this year it isn’t really the Champions League, because “the Champions League without Manchester United is not the Champions League”, and in fact “Manchester United without the Champions League is not Manchester United” so overall, he’s desperate to get back into the competition, so everything can go back to normal.
