“They’re the games everyone speaks about”, he explained.
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Victory will have been particularly sweet for De Bruyne, who was allowed to leave Chelsea by Mourinho in January 2014 before relaunching his career in Germany with Wolfsburg. They’ve started the way we’ve started, with nine points, so they’re doing very well and I think they’ll be a force to be reckoned with this season.
Man City manager Pep Guardiola stated at the press conference he’s seen the Reds’ matches this season, and that he can tell they perform better at every turn – just like his club.
Jose Mourinho has downplayed talk surrounding his rivalry with Pep Guardiola, telling those looking for a fight to watch Kell Brook’s bout with Gennady Golovkin rather than the Manchester derby. We know they have so many options, so that for my players is more hard. I read something that Eden is in love with Antonio [Conte] and was not in love with me.
“He will be very relaxed and sure about what he wants from his players, he usually gives you the ideal plan”, Henry said. Jose Mourinho was an important factor in persuading big names like Pogba to ply their trade for United without Champions League football.
Iheanacho won a header off a long ball from Aleksandar Kolarov, perfectly flicking it into the path of De Bruyne.
But that brief spat was settled with a quick handshake.
United’s frustrations were borne out when Wayne Rooney and Guardiola fought over the ball in the technical area after the City manager had failed to return it to the United captain.
The breathing space Guardiola’s team appeared to need was never closer to arriving, but they hung on to retain their 100 per cent record at the expense of United’s to land a first telling blow in what promises to be a pulsating title race. The ball rebounded out to Iheanacho, a replacement for the suspended Sergio Aguero, to sidefoot into the net from six meters out.
First, City’s new £17 million goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, making his debut, dropped a Rooney free kick as he collided with team-mate John Stones.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic stands in the way of Rashford with United deploying a 4-2-3-1 formation, but Mourinho said after the teenager’s victor against Hull that he could pair them up front.
And early in the second half, Ibrahimovic shot over the top after good work by substitute Marcus Rashford.
It has been understood that De Gea would have left Old Trafford this season had former manager Louis van Gaal not been sacked in the summer but soon changed his mind after Mourinho’s arrival. De Gea saved from Sane at one end, Herrera and Rashford broke at the other, and then De Bruyne struck the post again.
The game got its much needed energy after City’s second goal as this Manchester United increased the tempo of their game.
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It was a match which had just about everything – including a deserved win for City.
