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  • Carrick clash with Pogba in training-ground over Mourinho’s sack

    Michael Carrick reportedly clashed with Paul Pogba on the training ground, following Jose Mourinho’s sack at Manchester United.

    Mourinho was fired on Tuesday, just 11 months after signing a new deal at Old Trafford.

    Pogba, who had been dropped by Mourinho for his last match against Liverpool, was slammed after a post emerged on his social media account shortly after the Portuguese’s dismissal.

    It is understood that the Frenchman was also high-fiving his teammates when news of Mourinho’s sack broke.

    Now fresh reports have suggested Pogba was mocking Mourinho during the session on Tuesday, before being reprimanded by Carrick, who took charge immediately after the decision to pull the trigger.

    The UK Sun claims Pogba shouted “He f***** with the wrong baller” during the session at Carrington.

    But Carrick, who will remain part of the coaching team under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, confronted him immediately.

    It is alleged he told the World Cup winner that United are bigger than any player or manager, before reminding the squad anyone could be moved on if they fail to meet the standards set at Old Trafford.

  • Man Utd to fine Pogba over ‘disrespectful’ post on instagram minutes Mourinho’s sacking

    Man Utd to fine Pogba over ‘disrespectful’ post on instagram minutes Mourinho’s sacking

    Paul Pogba is set to be fined by Manchester United for posting a ‘disrespectful’ picture on social media in the wake of Jose Mourinho’s sacking.

    The photo of a smirking Pogba appeared on the player’s Instagram account on Tuesday with the message ‘caption this’.

    The post was deleted 10 minutes later but not before it was liked by more than 64,000 people and drew a response from Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville who wrote: ‘You can do one as well!’

    According to Dailymail, United bosses were angered by the post which they believe was in bad taste and disrespectful by the club’s £89million record signing. Pogba, who earns £300,000 a week at Old Trafford, is expected to be fined for his actions.

    The breakdown of the Frenchman’s relationship with Mourinho has overshadowed much of the season at United.

    Pogba was stripped of the vice-captaincy in September and left on the bench as an unused substitute for the manager’s last two league games.

     

  • Mourinho is so strong, will bounce back – Guardiola

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said Jose Mourinho will bounce back after he was sacked by Manchester United on Tuesday due to re-current bad results.

    The Spaniard believes he and Mourinho will cross paths again in the near future.

    Guardiola and Mourinho established a generation-defining rivalry during their time in opposition as coaches of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

    Speaking after his team’s penalty shoot-out win at Leicester City in the EFL Cup quarter-finals, Guardiola insisted there should be no doubts over Mourinho’s capacity to overcome this significant career setback.

    “When that happens, always I am sad for the mangers all the time,” he told Sky Sports.

    “We are alone, the managers – when the situation is not good we are alone.

    “Always I am close to them. In football, that happens.

    “You know what happens when you are sad. It is because the results are not good

    “He doesn’t need me, he is so strong. Soon he is going to come back and we will play again.”

    Guardiola and Mourinho clashed six times in Manchester derbies, with City winning three and United prevailing twice.

     

  • Man Utd reveals first player to sign after Mourinho’s sack

    Manchester United executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward has reportedly identified Juventus winger, Douglas Costa as the first player the club will sign following the sacking of manager, Jose Mourinho.

    Recall that Mourinho was on Tuesday sacked by United following the club’s poor run of form this season.

    According to The Sun, Woodward wants Costa to join the Old Trafford club when the transfer window opens in January.

    Costa is considering his future in Juventus, after falling down the pecking order in Max Allegri’s squad.

    The Brazilian joined the Serie A champions from Bundesliga giants, Bayern Munich in January.

    The 28-year-old will hope to feature for Juventus when they tackle AS Roma on Saturday at home in the Serie A fixture.

     

  • ‘I have nothing to say’, Mourinho keeping quiet after Man Utd sacking

    ‘I have nothing to say’, Mourinho keeping quiet after Man Utd sacking

    Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told reporters that he has nothing to say about his dismissal from Old Trafford, a day after he was booted from the hotseat at Old Trafford.

    The Portuguese led the Red Devils to Europa League and domestic success during his tenure at the helm, but a poor run of form across the first half of the 2018-19 campaign has seen him pay the price.

    Former United forward Ole Gunner Solskjaer has taken charge on an interim basis until the end of the season.

    And, while much of the football world has been discussing United’s decision and what the future might hold for Mourinho, the departed manager was not entertaining questions as he appeared publicly for the first time since the news broke.

    Trailed by members of the media as he left his house in London, Mourinho responded to queries by saying: “Let me walk. I have nothing to say.”

    Originally arriving at Old Trafford in 2016 to replace Louis van Gaal, Mourinho endured a tough domestic campaign in the Premier League during his first season in charge, but brought the club silverware in both the Europa League and the League Cup.

    He then took United to second in the Premier League during the 2017-18 campaign, ensuring Champions League football for the second season in a row at Old Trafford, and had only secured progression to the last 16 last month.

    But his strained relationship with key signings at the club, namely Paul Pogba, saw rumours of a split between him and the squad, and a 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Sunday effectively ended any title ambitions for the third season in a row.

    Despite his glittering career across the rest of Europe, the 55-year-old was unable to convert his time in his coveted position at the Red Devils into the success he attained elsewhere at the likes of Porto, Premier League rivals Chelsea and Serie A side Inter.

    With United sixth in the table at the end of Mourinho’s tenure, Solskjaer’s reign will begin with a trip to the Norwegian’s former club Cardiff City on Saturday.

    Goal.com

     

  • BREAKING: Man Utd sack Jose Mourinho as manager

    BREAKING: Man Utd sack Jose Mourinho as manager

    Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Manchester United manager following Sunday’s defeat at Liverpool, ending a tenure that began in May 2016

    The Portuguese, 55, won the League Cup and the Europa League at Old Trafford.

    But United are sixth in the Premier League, 19 points behind leaders Liverpool, who beat them 3-1 on Sunday.

    “A caretaker-manager will be appointed until the end of the season while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager,” United said in a statement.

    “The club would like to thank Jose for his work during his time at Manchester United and to wish him success in the future.”

  • Why I did not play Pogba against Liverpool – Mourinho

    Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho revealed why he did not consider starting Paul Pogba in United’s loss to Liverpool at Anfield.

    World Cup winner Pogba watched from the bench for the second league match in succession as United slumped to a 3-1 defeat that leaves them 19 points adrift of top spot and 11 shy of fourth-place Chelsea.

    Jurgen Klopp’s side were on top from start to finish and only fleetingly looked like dropping points when Alisson’s error allowed Jesse Lingard to cancel out Sadio Mane’s opener with one of the visitors’ two shots on target.

    Substitute Xherdan Shaqiri later made the dominance count with two deflected finishes as Pogba remained unused even while United floundered in their bid to mount a fightback.

    Asked whether the £89million midfielder was considered for a place in the starting XI, Mourinho said: “No.”

    Pressed as to why, he added: “Because I am happy with Nemanja Matic, Lingard and Ander Herrera.”

  • Man Utd far from being built in my image, says Mourinho

    Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says his team are “far” from being built in his own image as he prepares to face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

    United are 16 points behind leaders Liverpool, having won just one of their previous five Premier League games.

    Mourinho, who took over as manager in May 2016, conceded: “We have doubts about everything.

    “But we are going with the players we have available and a team capable of going there to fight for the victory.”

    Mourinho won the EFL Cup and Europa League in his first season in charge at Old Trafford.

    Since then, the team’s style has been questioned and there have been criticisms of his record signing Paul Pogba, who cost £89m and Romelu Lukaku, who cost £75m.

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been praised for the way in which his team is playing, but they are yet to win a trophy under the German, who took over in October 2015.

    However, he guided them to the 2016 League Cup and Europa League final, and last season’s Champions League final, where Liverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid.

    When asked if the amount of money his north-west rivals had spent last season was the difference between the two teams, Mourinho replied: “It’s not just about spending money and reinforcing the squad, a football team is more than that.

    “It’s like a house. it’s not just about buying the furniture, you have to do work, you spend money on the best possible furniture and then you’re ready to live in an amazing house.”

    Asked if winning trophies matter, Mourinho said: “I think trophies matter, it matters, especially when you have the potential to fight for trophies and especially when you clearly say the objective is to win the trophy.

    “I think sometimes to just say it is not very intelligent, but when you have the potential, you have nothing to hide, you know from day one your potential and your desire has a relation with the potential.”

  • Man Utd don’t have mad dogs, says Mourinho after Southampton draw

    Manchester United are lacking in “mad dogs” in midfield, manager Jose Mourinho said after his side recovered from a terrible start but were still held to a disappointing draw at struggling Southampton.

    Mourinho’s side were facing an embarrassing defeat early on as the Saints went into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 20 minutes.

    Marcus Rashford inspired a comeback before half-time, with two goals in six minutes from Romelu Lukaku and Ander Herrera earning the visitors a point, but it was another unconvincing display.

    Mourinho – who played two midfielders in a back three because of injury problems – bemoaned his side’s inability to take control of the match.

    “It doesn’t matter the system we play,” Mourinho said. “(Not winning) has to do with the characteristics of the players.

    “With all due respect, we don’t have many mad dogs that bite the ball and press all the time. We don’t have many people with that spirit.”

    Neither side were able to mount any real pressure in the second half, with the draw leaving the Saints in the relegation zone in 18th with just one win in their past 15 Premier League games, including last season.

    Mark Hughes’ side will reflect on a costly capitulation at the end of the first half after fine goals from Stuart Armstrong and Cedric Soares had seemingly put them in control.

    United move seventh – still six points off a Champions League place and a massive 16 shy of the lead held by rivals Manchester City.

  • Man Utd: Mourinho fears Sanchez will be out for long time

    Man Utd: Mourinho fears Sanchez will be out for long time

    Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez could be out for a “long time” with a hamstring injury, says manager Jose Mourinho.

    The 29-year-old Chilean suffered the injury in training on Thursday.

    Sanchez is yet to have a scan to determine the extent of the damage but Mourinho said he was “screaming” in pain.

    “It is not a little muscular injury from which he will be ready in a week or 10 days,” he added.

    Mourinho says it is more severe than the hamstring injury defender Victor Lindelof has suffered.

    The Sweden international, who was injured in Saturday’s home draw against Crystal Palace, is expected to be out until the festive period.

    On Sanchez, Mourinho added: “It is an aggressive muscular injury. He has not had a scan yet but the player is experienced. He knows what the injury is.

    “From my experience, the painful scream and the way it happened, it will be a long time.

    “For me and Alexis Sanchez, the grade is different to the one that Lindelof has and that was not easy.”