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Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United meltdown: Relationship with stars under pressure
JOSE MOURINHO’S relationship with his Manchester United players is already coming under intense strain, according to reports.
Jamie Redknapp says Mourinho is running out of excuses
After a promising start to the Premier League season Manchester United’s season has unravelled.
United have slipped to sixth in the table, 11 points behind leaders Chelsea.
They’ve not won at Old Trafford since the 4-1 win over Leicester on September 24 and have drawn their last four home games.
Mourinho is facing another touchline ban from the Football Association for kicking a water bottle in frustration after midfielder Paul Pogba was booked for diving.
Jose Mourinho's Old Trafford tenure is under immense strain
Luke Shaw, Chris Smalling, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Anthony Martial have all received public rebuke from Mourinho this season.
And, according to the Daily Mail, it’s his relationship with his players which is causing concern within the club.
It is claimed some at United regard Mourinho is an obsessive man who will “smile at you one minute and blank you the next”.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Anthony Martial have been left out on occasion this season
Non first-team players and staff are reportedly ‘ignored’.
And Mourinho is said to use a side entrance at the training ground in a bid to avoid being around his players in the canteen.
Privately Mourinho apparently has reservations about the quality of his squad with a source saying: “The culture is not what he expected of a big club.”
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