Jose Mourinho has assessed his talent, knows his starting attackers, and is ready to offload four Manchester United players.
That’s all in a report from
Duncan Castles on The Daily Record.
Castles said United will start
Zlatan Ibrahimovic up top, with
Wayne Rooney sitting underneath. The wingers will be
Anthony Martial and
Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
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More interestingly, Castles says the Mourinho has put four players on the selling block:
Juan Mata,
Daley Blind,
Bastian Schweinsteiger and
Marcos Rojo. And there could be more.
From the Daily Record:
When arriving at his previous clubs Mourinho has always
attempted to minimise squad turnover in his first summer, preferring to
back his training methods and man management to rehabilitate players who
supporters would happily have seen depart.
In such disrepair is United’s squad following Louis Van Gaal‘s
scatter-gun spending and confidence killing coaching, there is an
acceptance that Mourinho will have to move more footballers than usual.
Castles seems to conclude that Paul Pogba arriving at Old Trafford is a foregone conclusion, and that
Marouane Fellaini will survive the axe.
Two of the sale items aren’t surprises: Rojo doesn’t seem like a fit
for a Mourinho system, and Schweinsteiger wouldn’t necessarily play a
role at this stage in his career. Blind isn’t a major shock, but does
seem a player that could fit with Mourinho. Mata probably doesn’t want
to stay, given his relationship with The Special One.
Mata and Schweinsteiger could return to their home countries, though
there should be demand for Mata in England (perhaps even across town in
Manchester?).