Much like his cross-city rival Pep Guardiola, who has already signed Ilkay Gundogan for Manchester City, it seems as though Mourinho would much like to overhaul the current United dressing room.
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The former Chelsea boss originally agreed to manage an “England” team consisting of former internationals, musicians, actors and other celebrities, against a Rest of the World team coached by Leicester’s Claudio Ranieri and featuring a host of retired legends.
United are long-term admirers of the Portugal global and have been heavily linked with a summer move, having missed out on him last summer.
“You are looking at the way United have performed this year and he’s got some work to do to make them title challengers”.
“United’s FA Cup final win at Wembley last month brought the club’s first major trophy since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013”. Giggs believes that he has served his apprenticeship at Old Trafford and should have been given the chance to prove himself as United manager, but Mourinho was unveiled as manager a fortnight ago to throw Giggs’ future into doubt.
It’s the first time United fans in attendance will get to see the Special One in the home dugout. He is a coach who always wants to improve, do more and do better.
Pallister had a very successful career at United, forming one of the club’s famous partnerships with Steve Bruce as United won four Premier League titles under him.
And even though the new United boss will not now be involved in today’s Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford, it is significant that ticket sales have jumped by 12,000 to 62,000 since his appointment.
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Mourinho, who will go up against Claudio Ranieri’s Rest of the World side featuring two-time Federation Internationale de Football Association world player of the year Ronaldinho, replaced Louis van Gaal in charge of United nearly two weeks ago.
