United failed to qualify for the Champions League for the second time in three seasons, and Mourinho has made it a priority to get back into Europe’s elite club competition in his first season in-charge of the Old Trafford club.
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It’s not all good news for Guardiola, whose side has the only ideal Premier League record of four wins from four matches so far this season, with history not proving kind.
Jose Mourinho allowed his players to blow off some steam at the break during Saturday’s Manchester Derby as they bickered amongst one another, the Sun has revealed.
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“It is hard to do it but it is simple to feel it and say it, and this is the way we want to approach the competition”.
The Sun’s source from Manchester United said: “The players could be heard shouting and arguing amongst themselves during the interval”. Manager Jose Mourinho stated that he feels the English striker needs to be fresh for the Premier League game on Sunday, and he has more than enough choices in that area.
“Everyone can see what it did to the team when they lost to City at the weekend, already there is more pressure on the team, although the teams in the Premier League have difficulties in challenging the teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich”.
Manchester United will kick start their Europa League campaign away to Feyenoord on Thursday night.
“He has played every game since the start of the season”.
“Of course I’m disappointed, but there’s a long way to go”, said Mourinho during a post-match interview with MUTV. Manchester City came out for the first half like a team possessed. Manchester United are set to play Feyenoord Rotterdam in a UEFA Europa League group A match on September 15. “It is not one I want or the players but it is a competition where we are and that is the reality”.
“I have to try and pass that motivation to the players, because I know the Europa League is not the big dream of every player”.
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“We play Liverpool on the Monday [17 October], then we play Fenerbahce on the Thursday [20 October] and then Chelsea on the Sunday [23 October]”. “We have to make sure we’re not sleeping and losing before the match starts because many times you start losing before the match starts because you don’t find the right motivation and attitude”.
