At the time, Mazzarri dismissed him for talking “rubbish, so much rubbish”, but now he says he doesn’t hold a grudge and plans to offer Mourinho a post-match drink on Sunday. Sometimes the press look at what happens in Italy; the same with (Chelsea’s Antonio) Conte and Mourinho.
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Mazzarri added: “Of course I will ask him in”. He is a very young player and this may have an influence on him adapting a little slower after changing team.
For all the discussion of Paul Pogba’s actual worth, United have been crying out for a world-class player in the middle of the park for some time, and the Frenchman is just that. Wayne Rooney should return, but what about Marouane Fellaini and Daley Blind? At least we did win the FA Cup before they left, so we’ll always have that to look upon when thinking about Van Gaal’s philoshophy. Schweinsteiger has two year remaining on his with the club.
“I think the left-hand side and right-hand side are problems for United”. Pereyra is a great player, he runs from side to side, has great qualities and was the player I wanted.
United head to Vicarage Road looking to avoid a third straight defeat, which could see them fall behind six points behind Pep Guardiola’s City after just five matches.
“It is a new event”, Mourinho said. Its still very early days.
Thursday’s defeat to Feyenoord was the first United match Shaw has missed this season, having been rested rather than taken to Holland a year to the day since suffering a gruesome double leg break at PSV Eindhoven.
“I don’t really know what position he’s playing at the minute”.
“I have a good professional relationship with him; there’s professional respect”.
“But I think we are experienced players and the players are very good guys and I know they want to win and work, so that’s what we have to do”.
First up is a trip to Watford on Sunday (12pm United Kingdom time), where we will be hoping the Premier League campaign gets back on track even though Mazzarri’s side are playing well; then another away trip to Northampton for a League Cup tie on Wednesday (7:45pm United Kingdom time), where whoever plays should be good enough to make it through to the next round… “You shouldn’t need other people to motivate you”.
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Watford have earned just one league win so far this season, but they’ve been competitive and unsafe in every match.
