And they’re even late for home game!

MANCHESTER UNITED face ridicule for turning up late for a home game — despite travelling just three miles from their team hotel. Jose Mourinho was furious that it took 75 minutes to make the short journey from the Lowry Hotel to the stadium, setting off at 6pm and arriving at 7.15pm due to horrendous congestion. The kick-off was put back to 8.05pm as a result but the United players had little time to warm up for such an important game. ‘We left the hotel at six o’clock hoping that 30 minutes would be enough, which it normally is, but this time the police refused to do an escort so we had to come by ourselves,’ said Mourinho afterwards. ‘We took 75 minutes. UEFA were nice, the referee was nice to allow us to start the game five minutes late because we at least need half an hour to be prepared.’ Valencia were staying more than six miles away at the Worsley Marriott but made it to the ground on time. UEFA will look into the incident.