“It is attractive that he has respect for me, especially because he is one of the best players in Europe”.
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Jose Mourinho was frustrated by the result and the fact Nicolai Jorgensen was not called offside in the build-up to Tonny Vilhena’s later victor – something that irked Smalling, as did the overall display.
Manchester United were lacklustre throughout and in an attempt to change the game, Mourinho brought on three players in the 63rd minute, introducing Ashley Young, Memphis Depay and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The 23-year-old knows a good performance when he sees one though, as Kuyt revealed following the 1-0 win over United that Pogba paid him a nice compliment.
He was voted United’s player of the month in August and has nailed down his place as a regular member of the starting XI despite Mourinho airing concerns with regards to his experience to play regularly at the top level.
“I think (the confidence) does take a little knock, but I think we can’t forget some of the chances we created”.
“It should belong to them and that is what I expect from them on Sunday – that we will try to win the match normal. It is a new event”, Mourinho said.
“The second half was different, it was exactly when we were trying to win and Feyenoord was trying not to lose that they scored the goal, which I think we didn’t deserve”.
El Ahmadi bossed the midfield and left world-record signing Paul Pogba feeding off scraps.
Feyenoord manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst was as proud as his counterpart was frustrated after upsetting the apple cart and defeating United.
Watford are the league’s entertainers at the moment – there’s always goals when you go and watch them play.
Manchester United have made Gareth Bale their first-choice target to replace Wayne Rooney next summer, according to reports.
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Inter are continental royalty and boss De Boer has European pedigree, as a player at least, having won the UEFA Cup and Champions League with Ajax Amsterdam in the 1990s, but his team were picked apart and fell behind nine minutes after the break. “We fought hard to get the result and after 90 minutes we did”.
