“It was hard, especially in the second half, because they were much stronger physically and in the air but I think we coped well and we had the chances to get the third in the second half”.
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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has questioned whether Wayne Rooney deserves to be an automatic pick in the Manchester United first XI this season.
The Premier League table-toppers kick off their Champions League campaign against Borussia Monchengladbach at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is relishing the prospect of Vincent Kompany and Ilkay Gundogan being available as he targets further improvement in his side.
It was an important game, but let’s be realistic, the season has just started and there is still a long way to go.
The Portuguese believes the pressure of the occasion got to some of his players, with United’s poor first-half display compounded by two penalty appeals being rejected after the break.
“I think maybe for some guys it is a new beginning”.
“I’ll help him every day, him and all the others, in any way I can”. United should shake up the lineup for that match because the team needs to keep focus on the Premier League. We started the game bad, with some players really below their normal level in terms of their concentration.
“But we have had a little bit of a problem in the last few games with the last pass – we make the movements, but the last pass.especially in the second half when Manchester United pushed a lot”.
Mourinho said he viewed Rashford as an out-and-out striker, but conceded the forward had offered his team a better outlet when deployed on the wing against City than established wide players such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingard.
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“On the contrary, it’s time to analyse the aspects of our game that we need to improve, and carry on with hope and motivation”. We didn’t get what we deserve. Yes, three points, because in the end, and despite the game being a peculiar one, it wasn’t a final or anything like that, since we are in September.
