Jose is reaping what he Sows. He can’t make a silk purse …
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Manchester United Nil have scored a goal?!!! 
This would be the ultimate October surprise, if it was still October.
Semi suicidal Paul Scholes.
Happy Friday lads
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is investigating all aspects of first-team affairs after being dismayed at the culture he has inherited at the club.
Mourinho is reportedly unhappy with United’s medical department.
But, having succeeded Louis van Gaal in the summer, it is understood Mourinho has found the general culture at United falling short of his expectations.
Mourinho has won 23 trophies in spells at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
The Portuguese publicly questioned defender Luke Shaw, 21, and Chris Smalling, 26, for missing Sunday’s 3-1 win at Swansea with injuries, telling the media: “For the team, you have to do anything.”
BBC Sport understands Mourinho, 53, is looking at every area in his remit, including travel, pre-season tour planning, fitness, sports science and the general make-up of his squad.
At the start of the season, the former Chelsea manager predicted United would compete for the Premier League title this season.
However, Sunday’s victory over second-bottom Swansea was only their second win in their past eight Premier League games. They are in sixth place - eight points off leaders Liverpool.
In addition, Thursday’s 2-1 defeat at Fenerbahce left them outside the qualification places in their Europa League group.
United have reached the last eight of the EFL Cup but Mourinho remains unhappy at various aspects of club life.
He also recently described living alone in a Manchester hotel and being pursued by photographers as a “bit of a disaster”.
Mourinho railed in public during a shambolic pre-season tour of China, when the planned match in Beijing against Manchester City was scrapped on the day of the game due to the dire nature of the pitch.
He brought his own fitness specialist, Carlos Lalin, into United’s medical department as part of his backroom team, when he succeeded Van Gaal in the summer.
In addition, star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has been involved in every game since his arrival from Paris St-Germain, has been allowed to continue using his own physio, Dario Fort.
Now Mourinho is looking at the fitness regime as a whole.
So far this season, Mourinho has lost 10 players for a combined total of 30 matches, whereas in his first 11 Premier League matches with Chelsea last season, Mourinho was without six players for a total of 17 weeks.
The lack of appearances from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, for whom United paid Borussia Dortmund £26.3m, has dismayed some supporters, as has the United manager’s decision to make Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger train on his own until the beginning of last week.
On Wednesday, Professional Footballers’ Association chief Gordon Taylor said he was “disappointed” with Mourinho’s public criticism of Shaw and Smalling.
The United job is too big for him
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Hon Jose
Zatlan is struggling big time. Rooney done brilliant for his goal and to set up mata. Seems mourinho has finally settled on a fairly fluid 4-3-3. With carrick anchoring midfield and allowing to pogba to link up with the top three.
Feyenoord aren’t worth a wank .
Watched the BT Sports Europa League highlights show this morning. United looked very impressive.
Probably a big ask to win it this season but I can see them having a right cut at it next year
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@Mullach_Ide surprisingly missing in action all afternoon. When was the last time Man U went four successive home league games without winning at Fortress Old Trafford?
1990
Which team were you supporting in 1990?
Santa was in Malahide today mate, priorities and all that.
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Utd look a very easy team to defend at the minute - very little width and the likes of Lingard and Rashford are decent players but nothing special…Pogba isnt an out and out midfielder either
Good man. I’m attending to that particular chore next weekend. Maybe we should meet up and watch Man U’s next home game in two weeks time when the all conquering Tottenham Hotspur are the visitors. Both teams will just stink the place out.
I think I might have built them up too much
Liverpool probably, they were the successful team of the time
I’ll be in the beer garden in Gibneys mate.