Managers I have played under would say things in the dressing room but back you in public.
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This is part of a pattern from Mourinho.
He joins a casualty list that includes fellow defenders Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo. “I am grateful for that”, he said.
It’s not like Mourinho to deflect criticism away from himself, right?
ASHLEY YOUNG claims Manchester United could have been title challengers this season if they could kill teams off. “They have talented players and are intense in defence”.
“Personally, I think they’re an uncomfortable opponent because they man-mark and they’re fast in attack”.
It is believed that Smalling’s recent video brought about the ban.
A new left-back surely becomes a priority for the summer transfer window, but in the mean time, this new injury leaves United desperately short of able bodies in defense.
Following a draw against Everton in early April, Mourinho said that while Shaw played well, he said he had to constantly direct Shaw from the sideline. Henrikh Mkhitaryan picked up an injury while on worldwide duty with Armenia in September, was hurried into the team for the Manchester derby a week later but taken off at half-time and subsequently didn’t play for another two months.
So, in a rare break from laying into Shaw, it was those in the stands who were on the receiving end of Mourinho’s sharp tongue, courtesy of MUTV.
“I am loving it here at United, the fans are incredible and have been incredible the last couple of days for obviously what has been going on”.
Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata has opened up about his relationship with Jose Mourinho, and revealed the real reason why he left Chelsea.
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Shaw returned this season in August 2016 from a serious Tibia fracture which kept him out of the side for nearly a year.
