Mourinho replaced Louis van Gaal as manager and United have added to their attacking options in the close-season, bringing in playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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Jose Mourinho was full of praise for new signing Eric Bailly and suggested that he has the potential to be “the best around”.
“They are two great clubs and when you play in this kind of competition you are focused on getting fit and getting ready for the season”, he said. “We want to win titles and win things, so hopefully this season is our season”.
And 30-year-old Rooney acknowledges that puts extra pressure on him.
Forward Wayne Rooney and goalkeeper David De Gea have been kept in the 25-member Manchester United football squad which will travel to China for a pre-season tour.
‘Always you feel you have to prove yourself each season.
“For Eric, this was the first time he has worn a shirt like the Manchester United shirt”.
Speaking during his first media appearance since England’s Euro 2016 exit to Iceland, Rooney was asked how the captain was finding it working under former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter Milan boss Mourinho.
“If it is like this in a friendly match, like I said in my presentation, I will try to give them everything and I’m sure they will continue to give fantastic support to the team”.
The clubs meet this month as part of the International Champions Cup in China, where both clubs will also face Borussia Dortmund.
“I’ve only had one day [training with Mourinho] since we came out, but it was a very good day, the training session”.
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Finally, midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin may last only one year at Old Trafford, as he’s also in the four-man list of players potentially being sold this summer.
