But to be fair I don’t think I can analyse the players with this difference of power. It was like F1 against F3. It’s so easy to see the difference of intensity and sharpness.
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“The personality is there, the mentality, the desire to play”. On Sunday he is going to start a specific programme we have prepared before he joins our group on the Thursday so he has five days just for him. It is unfair to make any decision. But day by day, they are winning my trust, they start winning their positions in the squad and in the team.
“The reality is even in this situation we have six players still in Europe, plus [Wayne] Rooney and [Chris] Smalling who are only training”.
“You are speaking about eight players that are not yet involved. Obviously some are not going to stay in the squad and it will be different than it is at the moment”.
Mourinho, who used 18 players, said: “My thoughts are simple”.
“I know that in pre-season the team that is in the advanced stage of preparation looks far better than the other team”, said Mourinho after the game. It happens year after year. I think it’s too obvious. He’s one player who knows what it means to turn out for Manchester United day in and day out, and deal with the massive expectations that come with a club of this size and prestige, and his contribution in the 2016-17 could be crucial.
“In the second half it was better”.
“I like to think I’m always motivated as a player but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit more motivated when a new manager comes in”.
Mourinho was adamant the club’s pre-season results will not have an impact on their transfer targets, insisting they are now only on the hunt for a midfielder.
Meanwhile, Aubameyang hailed Dortmund’s new recruits after Thomas Tuchel’s men ran out convincing winners. For us it was very hard.
Manchester United fans were furious with Marcus Rojo after he produced another disappointing performance against Borussia Dortmund. The new guys are really on form. “We have to play like a team”.
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United’s tour continues onto Beijing on Monday as they take on Pep Guardiola’s City in the first Manchester derby to be held on foreign soil, assuming storms do not force off the Bird’s Nest meeting. We adapted to the game. “I hope it will be good like today”.
