The galling 2-1 derby defeat at home to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City was compounded by United’s Europa League opener ending in a 1-0 loss at Feyenoord.
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“Two weeks ago we were very disappointed, because we lost in front of our fans against our city opponents”. For now though, United have Northampton to worry about in the EFL Cup via a game that is expected to warrant starts for Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial while Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney slip to the bench.
“The game could and should have been easier”.
“The first Man City goal and this second goal against Watford – you can find an incredible similarity, which is [Aleksandar] Kolarov has the ball in a hard situation in the corner and my players, instead of going up to press they decide to give space”, he said.
“Now we have a chance to play against them, and I am sure it will be different”.
“I’m not speaking about the penalty against Man City, I’m speaking about a situation that could (cause) an important injury, and even in this kind of situation I should stop and leave with you, some honest, some dishonest”.
“Of course they can – look at the calibre of their squad and manager – but I don’t think they will”. The midfield were in control. “I think he was fine”.
The 18-year-old took the Premier League by storm last season and scored in his league debut against Arsenal.
Manchester United star Michael Carrick has admitted he will not change his game at this stage of his career after suggesting his manager Jose Mourinho is aware of what he is capable of doing on the pitch.
Probable United team (4-2-3-1): Romero; Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Rojo; Carrick, Schneiderlin; Mkhitaryan, Mata, Young; Rashford. “We’re all in it together”.
Jose Mourinho bemoaned football’s “Einsteins” after Manchester United clinched their first win of the month at Northampton.
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United will be out to snap a winless run in the league of two matches when they welcome reigning champions Leicester City to Old Trafford on Saturday. The training has been really good and it’s interesting to see how he prepares for games with tactics, how we approach games, and it’s been really good.
