Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said that despite the match against Juventus being just three days after their match against Chelsea, it is no nightmare.
The Red Devils play their third Champions League fixture against Juventus tonight. After their 2-2 draw against Chelsea, Manchester United will have a lot of confidence tonight.
Mourinho said, “It’s opponents of this level of football that you want, to be in the Champions League. You cannot be in the Champions League and expect not to play and not to enjoy these opponents. I think they are always a candidate and, this season, they are more than a candidate. So it’s fantastic for us. I said before the Chelsea game that Chelsea-Juventus in three days, for some, is a nightmare.
For me, it’s not a nightmare, it’s just where I want to be and I thought I was quite successful in giving this feeling to the boys before the Chelsea match. I think it’s easier now to give the same feeling for this match and we have to enjoy it. Nobody can kill our desire to play that game and try to win.”
The match will also see Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Old Trafford after five years. The last time Ronaldo came at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho managed him.
Mourinho said, “He came back with me in Real Madrid [in 2013]. It was a knockout match [in the last-16 stage], and I know how much he loves Manchester United. I know that but I also know how much he wanted to win here and score against Manchester United and win against Manchester United, because he did that with Real.
He scored and they won. The fans will show the respect he deserves. He will show that to the fans too. I know that he really loves the club but when the ball starts rolling, he wants to score and he wants to win.”
Whoever wins tonight’s match, will occupy top spot in Group H.
