7/04/2016

Mourinho starts work as United manager


Jose Mourinho officially started work as
Manchester United manager at the club's Carrington
training base on Monday.
Jose Mourinho
The Portuguese travelled to Manchester by train on
Sunday night and posted a video on Instagram
showing his arrival at Picadilly station, saying: "I am
here/UNITED we can".
He arrived at Carrington with goalkeeping coach
Silvino Louro on Monday morning.
The 53-year-old was appointed as United boss in
May after the sacking of Dutchman Louis van Gaal.
Van Gaal won the FA Cup in his final match in
charge, but in the Premier League he led the Red
Devils to only fourth and fifth-placed finishes in his
two seasons.
Mourinho has already begun shaping his new squad
to grace Old Trafford next season, with former Paris-
Saint Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ivorian
defender Eric Bailly high-profile new signings.
The former Chelsea coach is also close to
concluding a deal for Borussia Dortmund's Armenian
playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The German club announced on Saturday that
Mkhitaryan was close to finalising a deal with United
after they had accepted an "enormously valuable
offer".
Mourinho , who has won the Champions League
with Porto and Inter Milan, saw his second spell at
Stamford Bridge unceremoniously ended after a
disastrous start to the Blues' league title defence
last term.
Mourinho is set to be formally unveiled as United
head coach on Tuesday before the players start pre-
season training the following day.
The three-time European champions take on
Dortmund and rivals Manchester City on their pre-
season tour of China later in July.

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