United welcome Leicester to Old Trafford in the early kick-off on Saturday. “I know that some football Einsteins – football is full of Einsteins – I know that they tried to delete 16 years of my career”, Mourinho told MUTV, United’s in-house television station.
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A 3-1 win over Northampton Town in the League Cup on Wednesday prevented a fourth straight defeat, but it was not an entirely convincing United performance against the third-tier outfit.
However, the United manager’s winning start came to an abrupt halt after the worldwide break as the home defeat to rivals Manchester City was compounded by losses at Feyenoord and Watford.
Football is full of “Einsteins” who have tried to undermine Manchester United in the past week, according to Jose Mourinho.
Rooney also said Mourinho has made it clear he will play as a striker or No.10 under him, with the 30-year-old having been played in midfield and out wide by previous United bosses.
Despite winning the first four games of his tenure, Mourinho has come under scrutiny from the media after United’s slump in form with the club now six points behind leaders Manchester City in the league.
City enjoyed the best of the first half, but it took until four minutes into the second half for Gael Clichy to put them ahead with a deflected shot.
The Red Devils lost 2-1 to derby rivals Manchester City at the Theatre of Dreams before a 1-0 defeat by Eredivisie side Feyenoord in their Europa League group-stage opener.
“I think I should stop to speak about referees’ decisions, I should be waiting for you to speak about (them) – some with honest vision, some with dishonest vision”, he said.
“Hopefully, it will not be a big problem”.
“Now we are going to think about keep winning games”. “It has not affected me, this is my job”.
“I have to focus, work hard, of course, and I’ve done that throughout my career”.
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“We still have, I think, six or seven games before that, so we will have time to think about it”.
