Manchester United and Liverpool wanted to sign Jorginho before the midfielder joined Chelsea, according to the player’s agent. Jorginho joined Chelsea in a £57 million deal from Napoli in the summer but the Italy international had attracted interest from several…
Lukaku confident he is over post-World Cup slump (Punch)
Romelu Lukaku believes he has finally emerged from his post-World Cup slump, with the Manchester United striker revealing he had to shed muscle to adapt to the demands of the Premier League. After a promising first season at Old Trafford…
Mourinho very happy at Manchester United — Agent (DailySports)
Jose Mourinho is “very happy” at Manchester United despite the club’s Premier League struggles, his agent Jorge Mendes said on Friday. The statement followed reports that the club are considering bringing in Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino to succeed the Portuguese…
Mourinho reveals why he is not picking Fred (Supersport)
07 December 2018 Jose Mourinho suggested on Friday that Manchester United must get stronger defensively before he is ready to give Fred more games. United spent £52 million on buying the Brazil midfielder from Shakhtar Donetsk in June but he…
Fred must wait for Man Utd ‘balance (BBC)
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he is reluctant to pick summer signing Fred until his side are “defensively stronger”. The Brazil midfielder became the club’s fourth most expensive signing of all time when he completed a £47m move to…
Jose Mourinho first manager to welcome me back to England – Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri has revealed Jose Mourinho was the first manager to message him welcoming him back to the Premier League. Fulham appointed Ranieri their head coach last month, sacking Slavisa Jokanovic with Fulham rooted to the bottom of the league…
Jose Mourinho sanctions new plan to help Alexis Sanchez rediscover his form (Metro)
Jose Mourinho has sanctioned Alexis Sanchez’s request to return to Chile as he recover from the hamstring strain which will rule him out until the New Year. The 29-year-old has scored just once this season and has failed to display…
Ex-Man Utd and Chelsea chief in Newcastle takeover bid (BBC)
Former Chelsea and Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon is heading a consortium that is in talks to buy Newcastle United. Current owner Mike Ashley said in an interview this week that discussions over a sale “are at a more…
Mourinho clarifies top four ‘miracle’ comment (ESPN)
Jose Mourinho has backtracked from his suggestion that Manchester United need a “miracle” to finish in the top four this season, but said he has had to change his target of making up the ground by the end of the…
Man Utd need a miracle to finish fourth in EPL, says Mourinho (Guardian)
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said it would take a ‘miracle’ for the Red Devils to finish fourth at the end of the English Premier League (EPL) season. Mourinho, at the beginning of the season, said the strength of…
