Things have gone awry since returning from the worldwide break, though, with the derby defeat at home to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City compounded by their Europa League opener away to Feyenoord ending in a late loss.
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But United were just not at it for long periods at Vicarage Road, and part of their problem was that they did not really look like they had a set gameplan when they came forward.
“The only pace they have got in the team is the full-backs.
We had nearly agreed with another Premier League club but Dortmund wouldn’t let him go, then United pushed it over the line”, Raiola told the Daily Mail.
He will be hoping to prove his fitness for the visit of league champions Leicester City, this weekend, but Mourinho may be reluctant to push a player that spent much of last season on the sidelines after a horrific leg injury. They could also try Daley Blind or Ander Herrera. He questioned the mental ability of his players after The Red Devils succumbed to their third straight defeat in the ongoing season which included derby loss to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Europa League opener setback at Feyenoord. Rooney makes this team, and his team-mates, worse not better. That was disappointing. We had one with miscommunication between David de Gea and Chris Smalling – two big players, experienced players, no communication, go for some ball and there was a rebound for Ighalo.
“I’m sure the stadium will be packed and they will try to make things hard for us. We got back into the game at 1-1 but then we gave away the second goal by giving them too much space and not pressing the ball”.
Mourinho said that there is still a lot of work for his team to do and that his players will have to cope better with the pressure of expectat ” on. It was also a tough week for the team’s manager Jose Mourinho, who has never before suffered three consecutive defeats.
“I had to be on the game at that time”.
There are many thoughts on why Manchester United dropped off so quickly and so low, most of which have to do with their leader, Jose Murinho.
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Luke Shaw was singled out by Mourinho, who was unhappy with the England international’s positioning for Zuniga’s strike, with the Portuguese admitting it is up to him to drill his approach into his squad.
