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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is close to extending his stay at Old Trafford as negotiations over a new contract progress.  That is according to a report by the BBC.  Mourinho is reportedly close to inking a new deal which will see him remain in charge beyond 2019, which is when his current deal runs out. The contract extension is …

This war of words between Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte has really turned personal.  It appears as though on the pitch the two clubs are fighting to see who can be second best this year with Manchester City having set an unmatchable pace at the top of the Premier League. However, off the pitch, the …

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has reportedly told chief executive Ed Woodward that he wants competition for current regular right-back Antonio Valencia, and has identified who he wants to sign in January. Feyenoord defender Rick Karsdorp caught the eye of the Portuguese in the Dutch team’s Europa League ties with the Red Devils in the group stage earlier this season …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was at the double with a goal at either side of half-time at the Hawthorns on Saturday evening, as Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United continued their recent revival with a 2-0 win at West Brom. The Swede, who enjoyed a phenomenal start to life in the Premier League, was the subject of some criticism after a dip in form, …

Jose Mourinho has claimed that clubs like Liverpool are getting preferential treatment over Manchester United, despite his team being involved in European football. The Red Devils boss was speaking to MUFC TV prior to this evening’s game with West Brom at the Hawthorns, and the question was posed to him if the United players were fatigued following an enduring recent …

Few things have been truly remarkable about Manchester United’s season so far. Their impotency in front of goal, mediocre league performances and ambivalence towards the Europa League all seem familiar, even expected. Their insistence on playing slow, ponderous football, however, has been remarkable, especially given that they bought one of Europe’s premier attacking threats last season in Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The …

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has embraced change this season, something from which Manchester United boss José Mourinho ought to learn. Chelsea’s recent run of form is a dream for football analysts given how neatly it ties in with the club’s new formation of 3-4-3.  The team appears more solid at the back, having amassed four league clean sheets in a row, …

Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero has revealed the widescale changes that Jose Mourinho has implemented since his arrival at the club in July. The Argentinian, who is an understudy to David de Gea at Old Trafford, had been speaking to United’s official website about the new era, and how Mourinho has been adding his own specific style upon his players …

Saturday’s Manchester derby will be the most hotly anticipated in years. This is in no small part due to the respective managerial incumbents. José Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have had a long running and bitter rivalry ever since their days in La Liga. Guardiola was the keeper of Cruyff’s purist flame at Barcelona, while Mourinho was a harbinger of the …

Marcus Rashford will be handed enough first-team opportunities in order to go into contention for a place in Sam Allardyce’s England set-up, say the Daily Mail. The English forward burst onto the scene with a quickfire brace against Midtjylland in the Champions League and in the same week, completed a ‘double double’ against Arsenal in the league. Initially, the general consensus …

A Belgian journalist has refuted claims made by that Jose Mourinho had contacted Anderlecht’s Youri Tielemans about a possible transfer to Manchester United. Kristof Terreur, the journalist in question, has unravelled claims made by former Anderlecht youth player Łukasz Płonowski that Tielemans had spoken to Mourinho. Terreur explains that as Plonowski never played with Tielemans, it would be highly irregular that …

Three Manchester United youngsters are heading for the exit door in search of first-team football, according to the Daily Mail. Tyler Blackett, James Wilson and Will Keane are all set to depart Old Trafford amidst worries about their playing time under new manager Jose Mourinho. As in the past, there are concerns that Mourinho’s keenness to spend gargantuan sums of …

Jose Mourinho has been busy renovating Manchester United ahead of the new season, but who could he be planning to sell? Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have all joined the new era at Old Trafford, but their arrivals signal the departures of some. Let’s take a look.. Bastian Schweinsteiger The deal that will take Paul Pogba to Manchester …

José Mourinho has been adored at Stamford Bridge for many years. ‘The Special One’ guided Chelsea to their first top flight title in 50 years in 2005, and was so well thought of at Stamford Bridge that he was brought back for a second term, which brought the club another Premier League trophy. Indeed, one of the most remarkable things about …

The Paul Pogba transfer saga has been rumbling on for months now. Fans around the world are gobbling up any tiny morsel of information they can get their hands on, and the biggest hint yet regarding the French international’s destination hasn’t come from any of the usual media outlet but from celebrity chef Bobby Chin. Pogba and new United arrival Zlatan Ibrahimovic were spotted …

Jose Mourinho has certainly not been shy since arriving at Manchester United. The former Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid coach has added Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to his Manchester United squad and something tells us he’s not finished just yet. Mourinho has made public his desire for the club to sign at least four big …

As is common knowledge at this stage, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is set to join Manchester United in the near future, the Red Devils having agreed a fee for his services with the German outfit. Manchester United were deficient in a plethora of departments last season, but creativity was certainly first among equals as the club earned themselves a reputation …