“Our problems started in our global attitude. They were playing the Champions League final, we were playing a summer friendly.” — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho after histeam lost to Fenerbahce, 2-1, in the Europa League. (BBC Sport)
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Bastian Schweinsteiger back training with Man United first team
German World Cup champion Bastian Schweinsteiger‘s days in the dog house of Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho are over. He resumed training with the first team after being forcedto trained alone or with the club’s under-23s since Mourinho took charge in the summer.
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Mourinho: Rooney 'is going nowhere'
Talk of Wayne Rooney‘s exit from Manchester United is premature if you believe his manager, Jose Mourinho. Rooney, 31, has not started an EPL game in more than a month, but Mourinho says talkof a problem between him and his captain is all media business. “There is no problem at all but you need stories […]
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Mourinho and Moyes hit with misconduct charges
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Sunderland boss Davis Moyes has been charged with misconduct. Mourinho is in hot water for comments about referee Anthony Taylor,saying it would be “difficult” for Taylor to have “a very good performance” before Manchester United’s goalless draw with Liverpool he refereed. Moyes was a sent off at Southampton in […]
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Man United extends City's winless streak to six games
Juan Mata‘s goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over defending champion Manchester City in the English League Cup. The win was the first for Jose Mourinho over old adversary PepGuardiola since they took over at United and City this season. The loss extended City’s winless streak in all competitions to six games.
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Why Man United failure would be just fine
By Mike Woitalla Let’s hope Manchester City defeats Manchester United on Wednesday, because it could hasten the departure of Jose Mourinho, a man whose behaviorthe sport of soccer could very much do without. How much patience Manchester United will have with Mourinho is hard to say, because firing him will no doubt cost the club […]
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What They're Saying: Jose Mourinho
“This gesture, at 1-0, OK. Not at 4-0. It is a humiliation.” — Jose Mourinho, caught on a television microphone, rebuking Chelsea manager Antonio Conte in theirpost-game exchange for urging the Stamford Bridge fans on to cheer with the score 4-0 for the Blues in Mourinho’s long-awaited homecoming with Manchester United. (
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Video Pick: The lighter side of Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho took on English comedian John Bishop in a charity joke-off for “Stand Up To Cancer.” The pair read bad jokes to each other in a challenge of whowould laugh first.
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Liverpool and Manchester United settle for dour 0-0 draw
The first Liverpool-Manchester United game since Jose Mourinho joined United as manager ended in a 0-0 tie after a poor match at Anfield. The Reds only manages to force United keeper Davidde Gea into two saves though they were both fantastic.
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Money flows at United even if wins don't
This just in: Earning big and spending big doesn’t guarantee winning big. Just ask Manchester United, which for the third straight year has reported record revenues and on the fieldhas already lost three straight games. Three times the managerial chair has spun since the end of the 2013 season. Competitive stumbles haven’t shut off the […]