“I think he was fine”.
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“Teams are really not fearing us as they used to and that is something we need to get back”.
The Red Devils’ fans have lost patience with their club’s second highest goalscorer after his woeful display against Watford last week when he played as the United’s key playmaker behind striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
“I have to focus, work hard, of course, and I’ve done that throughout my career. I’ve worked hard and tried to do my best for the team”.
“I’ve done that [played in different positions] throughout my career”. I would imagine this match with City at Old Trafford will be played the following Wednesday, which will be confirmed in the coming days.
The report says the left-back was irritated because Mourinho had indicated such comments about individuals would be kept in-house.
United faced unexpected scrutiny for their cup clash at League One Northampton after three successive defeats, yet Mourinho’s men progressed with a 3-1 win, before being drawn against their neighbours in the next stage of the competition.
‘We have three home matches now in a row and it is always good to be at home, ‘ Mourinho told MUTV.
“The cup games against lower-league teams can be hard”. Henrikh Mkhitaryan has missed the last two games with a thigh injury suffered on worldwide duty with Armenia and Phil Jones is out with a knee problem. “We were totally in control for the first 35 minutes and then we were back in control for the last 25 minutes”, he continued.
“The game could and should have been easier because normally it’s easier against 10 men and we should have been playing against 10 men very early in the second half”.
“Tactically, I think he doesn’t put anything in place”.
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United’s creative edge has definitely declined in recent games, and they look a shadow of the sides that used to strike fear in their opposition with completely dominant creative play. It’s going to be a great atmosphere.
