“For somebody to have that feeling is normal.” .
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Asked if he felt nervous before the game, Mourinho told BT Sport: “To be honest, before the match a little bit, yes, but to have that feeling is normal”.
“I never forget coming with Real Madrid to Old Trafford and asking Sir Alex (Ferguson) if he was still nervous: ‘Yes.’ I understand it never changes”.
‘It’s always nice when you’re scoring.
“I think he’s at the top of his qualities”. We don’t hide in our words or our approach, so we are going to fight until it’s possible. Winning it or not is another story.
“Everybody knows we are going to fight for the title”. A late victor against Leicester in the Community Shield, the annual curtain-raiser for the English season at Wembley Stadium. “But we want more than fine so we want to fight for the title”.
He recalled: “I started bad with Inter, one draw at home, and we won the treble”. This tie made it clear that, the forwards will have to go further in the season as a team.
Manager Arsene Wenger, booed by supporters at the final whistle, said he was “working very hard to get one or two players in” before the transfer window closes on August 31. Aside from the goal, Mata played like a man with a point to prove on the right-hand side of the Reds’ attack.
“He was injured against Leicester (in the Community Shield), he said nothing, played the 90 minutes, and the next day he couldn’t train”.
“Very composed, very organised”, was Mourinho’s verdict. We created a habitat of stability. “But the reality is that he’s showing great qualities”. His table for breakfast and his table for meals, he is surrounded by the young ones, surrounded by the kids. “Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford. these are the guys who are with him at the table”. He knows there is still a long way to get Manchester United back to where they need to be.
It was a view reiterated by United manager Jose Mourinho who said his team would “fight until it’s impossible” to be champions again.
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And speaking to Sky Sports, Ibrahimovic suggested he was happy enough with life under Jose Mourinho that he could extend his stay for longer than the one year now on his present contract.
