Michael Carrick has predicted both Manchester United and Manchester City will be stronger next season and expects a lot of attention to be on the clubs because of the way they have strengthened over the summer.
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“It’s a friendly game, a really friendly game”.
After a 4-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund on Friday, and now the hard weather conditions in Beijing, United’s trip to China has not been ideal preparation for the upcoming Premier League campaign.
The two rivals were scheduled to meet at the Bird’s Nest Stadium – the host venue of the 2008 Olympics – in the Chinese capital on Monday night, with a capacity crowd of 91,000 expected to attend.
“I’m looking forward to training with him and then hopefully we can form a successful partnership”.
“The conditions of my players are more important than results in pre-season”.
However, Mourinho insists that he has full respect for the Spaniard and will shake his hand before Monday’s game. Mourinho, in what appeared a thinly-veiled barb at the organisation of the International Champions Cup, said: “It is the end and we can nearly go home and train in conditions where the players are safe”.
“I am pretty sure they will be stronger than past year”.
“It was a friendly before we knew the conditions”. It’s the second game for our preparation.
“It’s a problem for me, bad conditions for my players to train and bad conditions for my players to play”. The humidity and the conditions for training is not ideal but we have to adapt’.
Asked about his new teammate, Rooney replied: “He’s been one of the best strikers in world football for the last ten years”.
Guardiola also spoke about the fitness of his captain Vincent Kompany.”The most important thing is for Vincent to get fit – if it’s for Sunderland. flawless”.
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“What happened with Vincent Kompany the last two years was so hard for him and the team”. Forget about it. The most important thing is when the doctors and physios say he’s already fit. Start of the Champions League, perfect.
