Last season’s fifth-place finish in the Premier League meant FA Cup glory was not enough to save manager Louis van Gaal, with Jose Mourinho swiftly named his successor at Old Trafford. I want him to be fresh for our next Premier League game [against Watford].
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Pogba has featured in every Premier League game for United, barring the opening game against Bournemouth.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingard, who struggled in Saturday’s derby defeat to Manchester City at Old Trafford, will also not travel to the Netherlands.
“I think they are under enormous pressure because everyone wants them to win the league”, he told a news conference ahead of Thursday’s game.
“He has also played 90 minutes for the England team”.
“This strong financial performance has enabled us to invest in our squad, team management and facilities to position us to challenge for, and win, trophies in the coming years”.
Timothy Fosu-Mensah was included in the squad as key defenders Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia were also left out. “Wayne took it professionally, like the other players”.
There is no increase this term as United will ply their trade in the Europa League, but Woodward is still expecting record revenues next year.
“I didn’t make the decision based on that negative episode”, Mourinho said. “Marcos is a very good player who is working really well and hard”. My options in the first four matches have been Luke, Luke, Luke, Luke.
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Under the “exceptional items” section of United’s annual results, it listed a sum of £6.7 million “related to a registrations’ impairment charge regarding a reduction in the carrying value of a player no longer considered to be a member of the first team playing squad”.
