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Jose Mourinho reveals what he expects from his players against Burnley

September 1, 2018

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Manchester United lost both of their previous Premier League fixtures

Jose Mourinho was appointed as Manchester United manager back in 2016, taking over the charge from Louis Van Gaal. He guided the team to win League and Europa League, which ensured their return to the Champions League.

The Red Devils finished second in the Premier League behind Manchester City last season, their highest ever since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. They also reached the FA Cup final but were beaten by Chelsea.

The manager wanted quality additions during this summer transfer window after signing the likes of Nemanja Matic, Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez, Paul Pogba etc in the the past transfer windows. Diogo Dalot, Fred and Lee Grant joined the squad this summer.

But the the former Blues manager wanted more signings, especially a right sided winger and an experienced centre-back. But the club failed failed to sign anyone before the transfer deadline.

The Premier League giants didn’t got off to a good start in the Premier League this season. After winning the opener against Leicester City, they have lost two consecutive games against Brighton and Tottenham.

Mourinho has admitted that pressure will continue if United do not turn around the season and is expecting a response from his players against Burnley on Sunday.

Asked if he sensed a determination within the camp to put things right, He said as quoted by The Independent: “I do. There are defeats and defeats. A defeat always means zero points, but there are defeats and defeats.

“I think the feeling was a great frustration and a great sense of it (the result against Tottenham) not being fair at all, far from it. But during the week, people transform that into motivation to work and once more the week was very, very good.

“We just hope to play as well as we did against Tottenham, but with different luck and a different result.”

He added: “Matches against them are always difficult. They are competitive, aggressive and fight for every ball. If you are not ready for that, it’s even more difficult for you.”