“I think one of my characteristics as a manager was I adapted to what I had in mind”.
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The United manager will use the preseason programme to involve the likes of Axel Tuanzebe and Tyrell Warren, with the first game being away against Wigan Athletic on July 16.
At a charity event shown by Sky Sports, Ferguson backed his friend Mourinho to succeed with his new club but also criticised his decision to return to Cheslea.
“But in terms of ability, charisma, personality, success he’s had, he’s won the Champions League with two different clubs (Porto and Inter Milan), he won league titles with all the teams he’s been at. his record, you can’t ignore”.
Mourinho, who came prepared, scoffed at that accusation today and claimed that he has brought through nearly a half-century of young bucks since his first managerial job at Benfica 16 years agoThe Portuguese’s disdain for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is no secret and he could not resist having yet another pop at the Frenchman today.
‘This is the lovely thing when you coach a player and then a few years later you have him again. Some of them never. I want to score goals; I don’t want to concede goals. So if I have a lot to prove, imagine the others.
“There are some managers, the last time they won a title was 10 years ago, the last time I won was a year ago”, Mourinho told reporters. I would never be able to work without success. I don’t want the players to start thinking we have to do better. Finish fourth. Finishing fourth is not the aim.
And with Mkhitaryan’s arrival set to be announced by United imminently, German newspaper Bild has leaked details of the 27-year-old’s contract.
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“He is maybe not a number nine anymore but, for me, he will never be a number six”.
