Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United survived a sizeable scare to reach their first Europa League final after a nervy 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo on Thursday completed a 2-1 aggregate victory. Marouane Fellaini’s 17th-minute header put United 2-0 up on aggregate, but Celta hit back late on …
Read More »Mourinho, Ronaldo deny tax evasion claims
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday denied hiding millions of euros in offshore accounts in a effort to avoid the tax man. An international consortium of media organisations claimed that a huge data leak involving 18 million …
Read More »Mourinho v Wenger – the rivalry in quotes
London, United Kingdom | AFP | As Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger prepare to resume their rivalry this weekend, AFP Sport recalls some of their most famous exchanges: Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho meet again this weekend. There’s no ❤️ lost between the …
Read More »The punished one – five of the best Mourinho meltdowns
Paris, France | AFP | Jose Mourinho is facing only the latest in a series of touchline bans after being charged with misconduct for the second time in less than a week by the English Football Association on Tuesday. Here, AFP looks at some of the Manchester United manager’s most …
Read More »Mourinho hails Man Utd for silencing Anfield
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho praised his team for subduing Anfield after they held in-form Liverpool to a dour 0-0 draw in the Premier League on Monday. United have won only one of their last five league games and remain seventh in the league, …
Read More »Mourinho: United struggling with lack of confidence
Watford, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho admits Manchester United’s lack of confidence has contributed to their dismal three-match losing streak. Mourinho’s side slumped to an embarrassing 3-1 defeat at Watford on Sunday to cap a miserable week that also included losses against Manchester City and Feyenoord. After winning …
Read More »Mourinho tells Pogba to forget price tag
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has urged midfielder Paul Pogba to forget his world-record price tag and concentrate on producing the goods for the team. United broke the world transfer record to bring Pogba, 23, back to the club from Juventus last month in …
Read More »Mourinho points finger after Man Utd derby loss
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho singled out some of his players for stinging criticism following their 2-1 loss to derby rivals Manchester City. The United manager hauled off Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingard at half-time and said it was only because he did not …
Read More »Football: Mourinho and Guardiola barbs down the years
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Once upon a time, when their paths crossed at Barcelona, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola got on quite well. But all that changed as they went on to become two of the most successful coaches in world football. Ahead of the mouthwatering Manchester …
Read More »Five things we learnt in the Premier League
London, United Kingdom | AFP | The Premier League season began this weekend, with Hull City stunning champions Leicester City while both Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho made winning starts. Here are five things we learnt. GALLERY: #lcfc fall to a narrow defeat …
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