Jose Mourinho is running the risk of damaging his reputation at Manchester United, just like Arsene Wenger did at Arsenal, Ian Wright claims.
"The saddest thing of all when I look at United under Jose Mourinho? As much as I respect him as a manager, I can’t see any way it is going to turn around,” Wright wrote in his column for The Sun.
“We all know about Jose and his third-year syndrome. But, listening to him talk, it’s as though even he has accepted it himself.
“In many ways, it’s like the last days of Arsene Wenger. People were watching Arsenal because it was car-crash football. United are fast turning into the same.”
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Mendyl on failed move
Hamza Mendyl says a work permit issues prevented him from joining Arsenal.
Earlier this week, Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel revealed Arsenal were close to beating them to the signing of Mendyl from Lille.
And Mendyl has now opened up on Arsenal’s interest and revealed Newcastle were also keen.
He told German publication Kicker: “I've been in talks with Arsenal FC and Newcastle, but being a Moroccan citizen it's not so easy to get a work permit there. I would have thought I'd play in England."
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Emery warning
Ray Parlour has warned Arsenal’s underperforming stars that Unai Emery will not give them long at the Emirates to shape up or shift out.
He said: “One thing I like about Emery, if you are not doing your job, he will take you off.
“You did not see much of that last year, not with [Mesut] Ozil, who more or less played every single 90 minutes even if he was playing poorly.
“But against Chelsea Emery had Ramsey on the bench. It is off you come if you are not doing your job, not doing enough for the team. He is not scared to do that, to change things.”