MOAN UNITED
Reds haven’t even played yet but Jose insists their pre-season is ‘bad, really bad and I’M WORRIED’
JOSE MOURINHO admits he is “worried” about the new season – and Manchester United haven’t even kicked a ball yet.
The United boss is without 12 senior stars for the start of their summer tour, which kicks off tonight against Mexican side Club America.
Mourinho said: “Preseason is very bad, I have to say that. The only positive thing is for the young boys that have a
fantastic opportunity to train with us and know what it is to be a Manchester United firstteam player.”
The Reds’ absentee list includes those who were involved in the World Cup, plus Alexis Sanchez, who has not been allowed into the United States because of a visa issue.
Mourinho said: “Next week will come De Gea, Matic and Fred, which is good, especially for Fred, a new player to be with us.
“But everything is really bad. Then we go back to the UK and we have to play in the Premier League.
“I’m worried. I have to be. I’m worried because I’m not training with everyone and then go to the Premier League without lots of players.
“But we have to try to make the best of it and work with the players we have here. Maybe it’s good for Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly and Andreas Pereira.”
Mourinho’s mood hasn’t been helped by the absence of Sanchez and he said: “If Alexis is not working with us for 15 to 20 days, it will be very bad.
“I have to respect the US authorities in their process and selection of visas.
“Hopefully, he can come and join us later, because it will be important to work with him.”
Mourinho was impressed with Paul Pogba’s World Cup performances, but added: “I hope he understands why he was so good. That’s the point about his performance level and his contribution to a winning team.
“It’s for him to understand why he was so good in the second part of the competition. In the final, he was absolutely brilliant.”