Wayne Rooney will remain as Manchester United captain and Jose Mourinho can not understand why so many question the forward’s capabilities.
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He’s been at the club for less than two months and is yet to manage his first competitive game, but Jose Mourinho’s stated his intention to stay at Manchester United for the long-term.
“I think he can create a good team spirit with his players”, said Mourinho. We had a proposal from a big club like Man United. The club is on its pre-season tour of China but he is already targeting United’s 21st top-division title and is clear he wants to continue as manager beyond his three-year contract.
“I am happy with the 90 minutes that we have in our legs, which is very important”.
Jose Mourinho claims Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s determination to end his career as a victor in the Premier League will propel him to success at Manchester United. I am expecting him to do what he is doing now, which is to fight for a place. I don ” t want players that want to leave, so we sold Juan to United”. “But, yes, he is my captain”.
“The only thing I can say is that my board, my directors, did a fantastic job to do 75 percent of the job I asked them to do”.
He expects Ibrahimovic to perform that role, but Mourinho also insists that he has been impressed by the leadership qualities within the squad he has inherited from Louis van Gaal.
“I think he’s a good motivator”. I want to win every one.’ So his motivation is high.
“And I wish him the best from my side and not just as a friend but as a Manchester United manager”.
“When you play against a team like Borussia it is more hard but the players are frustrated because nobody likes to lose”. Next season, Sky Sports will show more Premier League football than ever before, 126 live matches including for the first time, Friday Night Football.
Rooney: It is surely no surprise that Mourinho wants to keep Rooney as his captain given that he attempted to sign the forward while at Chelsea and has frequently spoken of his admiration for him.
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The former Real Madrid star added that after the battles between Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Kevin Keegan, the new arrival of United coach Mourinho, Man City’s Guardiola, Chelsea’s Antonio Conte will add a new flavour to the league.
