Mourinho disappointed with the Super Eagles, says Mikel Obi is “not a No 10”

Jose Mourinho has said he was disappointed with the Super Eagles against Croatia and will now change his prediction that Nigeria will qualify from their group, while also insisting Mikel Obi is “not a No 10”. Manchester United boss Mourinho sensationally picked the Eagles ahead of Croatia to come out of ‘The Group of Death’, […]

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Jose Mourinho sees signing Neymar as an impossible task

Jose Mourinho has compared attempting to sign Barcelona star Neymar to “trying to break into a safe”. There have been rumours of Manchester United triggering the 200million euros (£173million) release clause in the Brazilian’s contract at the Nou Camp but Mourinho poured cold water on the story. He told ESPN: “It’s speculation. I always try […]

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic fires Manchester United into FA Cup quarter-finals

Zlatan Ibrahimovic spared Manchester United’s blushes at embattled Blackburn as he fired Jose Mourinho’s men into the FA Cup quarter-finals. Fighting on four fronts has left United with a bloated fixture schedule that manager Mourinho this week conceded could well leave his team “in trouble” towards the end of the campaign. A fifth-round replay would […]

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Mourinho charged for misconduct over referee comments

Jose Mourinho has been charged by the English Football Association for the first time since becoming Manchester United manager, after making comments about a referee before the Premier League game against Liverpool. Mourinho questioned whether it would be difficult for referee Anthony Taylor to have a “very good performance” in the Oct. 17 game because […]

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Life in Manchester Utd ‘bit of a disaster’, says Mourinho

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said he has struggled to adapt to life in Manchester, labelling his living arrangement in the city as “bit of a disaster”. The Portuguese has endured a mixed start to his stint as United boss, having lost three of his nine league games, including a 4-0 hammering at the […]

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Man Utd gives Mourinho bragging right

Manchester United got their title quest back on track after whipping champions Leicester City by 4-1 at Old Trafford today. All the United goals were scored in the first half, with their most expensive player, Paul Pogba registering a goal and winning plaudits as Man of the Match. The team had earned derision from fans […]

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English premier league: Mourinho, Guardiola launch title ambitions

By: Rose Adegbe, The English Premier Soccer League in its 24-year history commences this weekend with the games between Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho taking centre-stage. England’s elite clubs have spent big in the hope of usurping champions Leicester City and nowhere will the battle be more intense than between Manchester City manager Guardiola and […]

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Mourinho claims United are title contenders

Jose Mourinho insisted Friday that Manchester United will be contenders for the Premier League title in his first season in charge at Old Trafford, and criticised some of his rival managers for not being brave enough to make the same claim. United have not won the league title since Alex Ferguson’s last season at the […]

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