Jose Mourinho insists Manchester United youngster Andreas Pereira has plenty of talent after his impressive showing in their 2-0 victory over Wigan Athletic.
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United took the lead at the start of the second half when former Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen gifted possession to Juan Mata inside the penalty area, allowing the Spaniard to tee up Will Keane for an easy finish into an open goal.
Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho, has spoken of his delight with his new signings, after Saturday’s pre-season friendly against Wigan.
Mourinho was the subject of most chants and he was more than happy to respond with a customary wave, before praising his new followers after the final whistle.
Shaw, since surpassed by club teammate Anthony Martial, became the most expensive teenage footballer in history when he completed a £31m ($40.8m) move from Southampton to Old Trafford two summers ago and subsequently made 20 appearances under Louis van Gaal in 2014/15. When you get a new manager, pre-season is always a little bit different because it’s a new personality and new ways.
Powell seemed intent on proving a point for Wigan in the latter stages as the midfielder put in a number of crunching challenges, but chances were few and far between during a period that dominated by substitutions.
“My reaction is that I would prefer them to go with the players, and with the team”, the ex-Chelsea chief added.
“My reaction is that honestly I would prefer them to go with the players”, Mourinho said.
“I was trying to be comfortable, so I think day by day it will be better”.
Mourinho’s men will face more hard games in the next 10 days against Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City.
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Pereira, in particular, impressed, shining in a deep central midfield role, where he spread the ball across the pitch and chose his moments to press forward and support the attack. It is nice to feel that the things I liked in the game they also liked, you could feel from some of their reactions that they liked it. “I’m happy because there were things we tried in training around some principles of our play defensively and offensively and I could see them”, the Portuguese said. First, the players. I am the last one after them.
