Jose Mourinho oversaw a warm-up with a difference as Manchester United concluded their preparations for the EFL Cup third-round tie at Northampton Town in a hotel auto park.
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The Reds skipper has not been the only individual culpable for a bad week for the team, and has had a reasonable start to the season otherwise – as indeed have United in case their early victories have been forgotten. When Henrikh Mkhitaryan comes back, he should be ahead of Rooney in the number ten role.
“He blames his players and looks to separate himself from the problem when he needs to help them be the best they possibly can”. He is also reportedly feeling the pressure amid a huge amount of scrutiny over his recent lacklustre performances.
“No one expects us to turn over United, but we have nothing to lose”. Seven games into his career with a club he was always so desperate to manage, Mourinho has chosen a similar path. Mourinho also claimed his team were denied a penalty in the 2-1derby defeat by City, while a Feyenoord player appeared to be offside in the buildup to their goal in last week’s 1-0 win in the Netherlands. Watching United U23’s play against Derby County at Old Trafford on Monday night, taking the lead, then being pegged back by a Derby goal, then taking the lead again, before Derby equalised again, before taking the lead again. Liverpool (582km), Man City (571km) and Tottenham (566km) are known for their pressing styles, so you would expect them to cover a lot of ground.
However, the players have been left “confused” according to the paper, with the tactical change contributing to the poor run of form.
After three consecutive defeats, the United players would have probably wanted a relatively easy fixture to get back to winning ways and boost their confidence.
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Yorke said: “When you play with the calibre of players I played with, you talk about creativity within the midfield, people who can pass the ball forward, and I think that is something they are lacking”.
