Man United have finished seventh fourth and fifth in the Premier League in their past three seasons since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.
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Manchester United may have come out on top in the Community Shield on Sunday afternoon but there was one bone of contention, with Juan Mata’s double substition raising plenty of quizzical eyebrows. I think we deserve, at a minimum, to play a penalty shootout.
Mata joined United in January 2014 from Chelsea, after losing his place in the first-team when Mourinho was manager.
He continued: “So this win is for him and in addition I dedicate it to the Manchester United players who were not involved in the game”.
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney holds the trophy after Manchester won the Community Shield soccer match against Leicester City, at Wembley stadium in London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
However, Ranieri could not fault the work ethic and attitude of his players and believes they are on the right trajectory towards being fully prepared for their Premier League title defence.
“Teams have turned up in the last few seasons and thought they can overturn United”.
The 34-year-old forward won his 31st career trophy with this year’s Community Shield conquest, which also marked his first competitive game for the Red Devils after featuring in two preseason matches. “I have one more player [to bring on] and I have to pick the smallest one [to come off]”.
Jose Mourinho has warned Manchester United’s rivals that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will only get more unsafe after the striker headed home the victor in Sunday’s Community Shield victory over Leicester.
“When you can win it is even more awesome but all the credit to Leicester as well, because they played a good game and they had a fantastic last season”. There is a very good basement and now we have to build the ground floor.
‘It was a hard game. They were very strong. Something big is going on with our team.
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We honestly can’t begin to imagine what Mourinho has against the man.
