Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho questioned referee Mark Clattenburg over his failure to award two penalties and send off Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo in Saturday’s 2-1 derby defeat.
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“If you ask me whether we are ready to compete in Europe, we are not ready”.
The young forward came on at half-time and had a goal ruled out for offside as United lost the Manchester derby 2-1 to City, but Ibrahimovic insisted that he is set to become a top player. I trust him completely. I think he has intention, because even though the arm is behind his body, he knows the cross is not going in his face, it’s going in his back’.
“Normally, people look to the football talent but the personality at this level is very important and he was showing that immediately”. Sometimes players disappoint managers.
“We had a few players below that level and we were made to pay”.
“I think in the first half, they were much better than us”, he told Sky Sports. We started the game bad. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Jesse Lingard and Luke Shaw were substituted during Saturday’s match, with the latter appearing to pick up a knock in the second half.
Manchester United must now dust themselves down and prepare for their Europa League opener against Dutch side Feyenoord on Thursday night. “In the second half, the long balls, you just pray because it’s nearly impossible to control that”. By the time City crossed into the United half, the likes of De Bruyne and David Silva were in full flow with the Red Devils stretching to control them.
With Sergio Aguero suspended, Guardiola said he had other options – but opted for Iheanacho to show his players what he wanted.
United managed to grab one back before just before half time but could not conjure more goals despite a much improved second half showing. “But in the first half we controlled it, we conceded maybe one or two counter-attacks, no more”. Performances are the only way that I can decide.
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“Ander was phenomenal in his attitude”. I’m very happy for my team because they worked very hard and I’m happy for the fans too.
