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"To be honest I think we have to win. If we don’t win, we have four matches and I would say we’d have to win all the last four matches, which is difficult so I think tomorrow is very important that we win the game."

- Jose Mourinho

"He (Anthony Martial) has recovered and is ready to play Tomorrow."

- Jose Mourinho

"Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcus Rashford seem to be a fit. Those two could eventually end up playing together.

"Ibrahimovic is clever enough to find the runs of Rashford. Rashford is clever. He isn't just a runner and a finisher."


- Gary Neville

Luke Shaw missed the Training due to Illness - not Injury.

LoRdCaT:
Do you think big Sam is guilty as accused?

Of course he is! Perhaps in Nigeria We would overlook it, but we are talking of an advanced Country.

The link below will help you with facts as regard the issue.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/sep/28/sam-allardyce-leaves-england-job-latest-news-and-reaction-live

"For me, his (Pogba) role’s just got to be to play his game, let the team win and his natural ability will show. They’ve got more ball players around him now. [Juan] Mata and [Ander] Herrera allow him to be free. The problem with Pogba is that he is strong, can defend and attack - he can do everything. Sometimes that can be a negative thing. Just put him on the pitch, forget all the complications and the tactical stuff. Just let the kid play.

“When he was so successful at Juve, the players around him were Pirlo and Vidal. He was allowed to express himself. Pirlo left and he took over that role and became more responsible. You’ll get to see that confidence, the understanding with team-mates. He’s come into a team where they’ve been playing a certain style for two years and he’s come in with a new style. [Jose] Mourinho’s trying to implement his way of playing.

“I would’ve done anything to get him back. We didn’t want him to leave in the first place. We all know, even before he left, what he was like. He’s got stronger at Juve, he’s a better player now for that experience.

“He scored a good goal so that will settle him down. Everyone will support him and they love him from before. He’s a very humble guy. You speak to everyone at the training ground and they say he’s an amazing kid who isn’t fazed by the hype. He gets on with the job.

“Like every human being he wanted to do everything at the beginning. That happens with the pressure, the price tag, but now he looks like he’s taking it in his stride, not trying to do stuff he hasn’t before.

“But to have a player like that in your team is fantastic. He’s coming from Italy where it’s more tactical. The Premier League is tough.

“Some players take a season to adapt; he’s having to adapt quickly because of the price tag. Some wouldn’t be able to deal with it.

“He was probably trying too hard the first few games – ‘I’m Pogba, I’m here and want to show you’ - but is showing what he can do now. There’s much more to come.”


- Quinton Fortune

chrisley024:
Likely Shaw injured as usual

The Press Conference is coming up by 1:30pm. Jose Mourinho gonna shed light on it.

More.....

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Players who trained this Morning:

Goalkeepers
De Gea, Romero, Johnstone,

Defenders
Fosu-Mensah, Valencia, Smalling, Darmian, Bailly, Blind, Rojo,

Midfielders
Herrera, Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Young, Carrick, Schneiderlin, Fellaini, Pogba, Mata, Memphis, Martial,

Strikers
Rashford, Ibrahimovic, Rooney.

MKHITARYAN'S SCORING RECORD AGAINST ZORYA

Zorya Luhansk visit Old Trafford as virtual unknowns to Manchester United fans on Thursday, yet Henrikh Mkhitaryan knows all about the Europa League foes from his time in Ukraine.

The summer signing played for Shakhtar Donetsk across three seasons from 2010, before moving to Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund to continue his personal ascension through the European leagues.

Mkhitaryan did not feature in two matches against Zorya during his debut season in Ukraine, but his first appearance against them in 2011/12 was a great success, scoring twice in a thumping 5-1 away win at Avanyard Stadium that contributed to his team-mates winning the title that campaign.

The 2012/13 season was also particularly fruitful for Mkhitaryan in both home and away matches against Zorya as he netted in consecutive 3-0 wins. Those two finishes helped him to break the record for the most goals scored by a single player in a Ukrainian Premier League season (25). 

In total, Mkhitaryan has scored four goals in three matches against Thursday’s Europa League opponents and the Armenian will undoubtedly hope to improve his impressive tally at Old Trafford, if fit and selected. 

Henrikh has not featured for the Reds since the Manchester derby on 10 September, but Jose Mourinho suggested he is close to being available and may update that situation during his pre-match media conference on Wednesday at 13:30 BST, which you can follow live on ManUtd.com.

MKHITARYAN'S RECORD V ZORYA LUHANSK

Zorya Luhansk 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 5 | 16 April 2012 | Two goals
Zorya Luhansk 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 | 15 September 2012 | One goal
Shakhtar Donetsk 3 Zorya Luhansk 0 | 13 April 2013 | One goal

SlaughterGang:
I am a lunatic...I see things even when they don't exist

You are indeed.....!!!

kokaneprodigy:
The guy drops his shïít wherever and whenever it holds him,. He's a comic relief I swear.

He's simply a Kiddo, toying with..... wit..... wi..... whatever!!!

elrony:
This bold font writing lunatic sha

I can endure Diademk07, but it's so irritating and very annoying when it comes to him!

Breaking: Mkhitaryan back in training and set for Man Utd return.

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“A lot of things happened last season and it is now behind me. It was last season. I have to try and recreate those moments this year and to get the goal early in the season was quite important for me to get back on a roll. I am just looking to build momentum now.

“It was a different moment for me and I don’t think I’ve scored one so late in the game before. It was an amazing feeling to be with the travelling fans as well, a brilliant feeling. It was instinct to go into the crowd in moments like that. You don’t think about it, you just do it!

“I feel like that was the most important goal for me, to get the winner in the last minute away from home. I like the feeling that it gave me and I want more. But on an emotional side the debut goal against Midtjylland is still at the top of the list for me.

“In the game it was quite even so it could have gone either way. We were attacking and then they were attacking. I think they had a bit more of the ball but they weren’t really threatening us. There were two times before the goal when I got on a one-v-one with him [Martin Demichelis] and he just nicked the ball off me. I knew what I needed to do the next time I got the ball so I did it.

“Then I was against the keeper [Joe Hart] and it was just about relaxing, composing myself and that was what I did. After it went in, the fans were too far away but it was a good feeling with everyone coming towards you. To win the game 1-0 as well, to hold out as a team was great.”


- Marcus Rashford

“He’s unravelling what’s gone on here in the last three years with what I think has been bad spending by the club, simple as that. Now he is trying to correct it.

“I do like two or three players that he has signed this time. I like Pogba, he will come good, I like the fact Zlatan’s got a big character, I like Bailly.

“I think there are players there that have got the profile that fit the Manchester United stature but there are still some here that haven’t got the profile.”


- Gary Neville

"It looks like the beginning of the end for Wayne Rooney. He looks tired and most of all, he looks forlorn.

"All the stick weighs you down and people have been saying he shouldn’t be in the team since the start of the season. Juan Mata was the difference on Saturday.

"The first time a 17-year-old Nicolas Anelka trained with us at Arsenal, I knew I had 18 months left max.

"There was no way I was stopping that tidal wave. He had everything.

"I was sat on the bench, watching the future. That's a situation Rooney could find himself in."

- Ian Wright

“It’s about time that we’ve seen a little bit of what the fuss was all about.

“Pogba has cost Manchester United an awful lot of money but it has been Wayne Rooney that has been taking all the flack for United’s ordinary start to the season.

“So, in the absence of Rooney, I was particularly pleased to see the Frenchman take control of the game against Leicester and show us what he’s got.

“His chip for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to volley in the first half wasn’t bad and his shot that had Ron-Robert Zieler scrambling across his goal to make the save was even better.

“We then saw a wonderful one-two with Juan Mata to set up his finish before Pogba crowned his performance with his first goal for United with a superb header to wrap the game up completely. Now that’s more like it.”


- Garth Crooks

“Marcus Rashford is a shining light for them. He looks like he has goals in him. He has the instinct that top players have at the right time.”

- Graeme Souness

WHY POGBA WILL PROVE CRITICS WRONG

It seemed ridiculous that some people were questioning the wisdom of Manchester United investing a world-record sum in Paul Pogba when we were only in mid-September.

The Frenchman is a monster of a midfielder and, in my opinion, if ever there was somebody suited to the rigours of the Premier League, it is the 23-year-old.

Of course, he knows United inside out already and has the class and stamina to impose himself on matches no matter how demanding the campaign will become. In short, he will become a major influence and is only going to get better as he reaches his peak years.

Personally, I think he will be at his world-class best over the taxing winter period when he will be bullying opponents and helping United pick up vital points. By then, he will also have properly reacclimatised to life back in the English top flight. In the meantime, I have no doubts, he will prove his worth for Jose Mourinho's side as he adapts to his role in the team.

The reason for my confidence is not only his ability, which was already shown in abundance in the home game against Southampton when he was outstanding, but other things you notice. From the stands, it was reassuring to witness the quiet word and gee-up he had for pal Jesse Lingard during the first half of the Manchester derby during a break in play.

It was a show of maturity and solidarity and, soon afterwards, Lingard set up Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the chance that could have sent the Reds in level at the break. This illustration of the character that comes with being brought up at United means he is on a sound footing in that regard.  

The defeats that followed to Feyenoord and Watford brought renewed scrutiny on our record buy, which was inevitable but also somewhat unfair. He was said to have been shouting at his colleagues in Rotterdam, which was deemed a negative, even if it could have been another example of his leadership qualities and proved he was caring that things were not going the Reds' way.

I heard somebody in the media describe him as "invisible" at Vicarage Road, presumably forgetting the thunderbolt long-range drive that dipped a second too late when leaving Heurelho Gomes' crossbar reverberating for some time. Had that shot gone in, there would have been no debate about Pogba and his overall contribution leading into the victory over Leicester City.

Of course, we all know what happened against the champions at Old Trafford on Saturday. Not only did the Frenchman score his first senior goal for the club but he was exceptional and won the Man-of-the-Match award. The pass he provided for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, when the Swede fired a volley over the top, was sensational and suggests he is starting to get on the same wavelength as his colleagues.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but, in truth, most of my thoughts here were formulated long before our no.6 stepped out onto the pitch at the weekend. I am sure I am like most United fans in not having a single worry as to how Pogba will fare back at the club. He is going to be a spectacular signing and a key man for Jose Mourinho.

- Adam Marshall

kokaneprodigy:
So much nonsense enough to go round threads on Nairaland in one post.
You can now equate Chelsea with Palace
After folks like u and some so called professional pundits wrote us off after the Liverpool game. While at it u didn't spare us the reminder on the number of prolific managers with Midas touch that just took over at some clubs and will have us for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Going by ur analogy Man U is also a small club.

Spy360:
I like this...

Chai!
Person no fit follow una play again?! See vexation at its peak!

I was indirectly throwing jibes at Chelsea Fans, yet you Guys are taking it so serious and personal!!!

LOL!

Keep enjoying the moment! I still couldn't fathom out a reason for this over-stretching celebration!

You won a Derby..... against a weaker London Club at the moment, and we couldn't hear Words till now!

Seems you Guys are forgetful?!; Arsenal thrashed a London-based Club that is not participating in any of the UEFA Competitions this Season!

Arsenal, Tottenham are featuring in the Champions League, West-Ham is playing Europa Cup, it's only Crystal Palace on par with Chelsea now. Both are London-based with No Euro Footie, hence beating Chelsea is equivalent to beating Crystal Palace!

Chill up Guys, and quickly round off the Party!

chidexxy007:
JM wants some persons on this thread to commit suicide abi?

But..... bur..... what are you trying to imply?!

“I like him [Herrera]. That’s why I think he’ll be with me almost every match. Sometimes he starts, sometimes he’s on the bench.”

- Jose Mourinho

Today I’m writing at the end of a quiet and happy Sunday, the day that follows a good and convincing victory. The truth is Saturday was a special day at Old Trafford. Facing the current champions and getting such a win, feeling how the fans celebrate it, and enjoying on the pitch have been enough reasons to make this weekend special. 

Each goal came in a different way; we showed that we are a team with a lot of potential, with different ways to score goals, and we have to take advantage of that. The crowd in Old Trafford was really excited, in a way I hadn’t seen for a long time, and that’s what our fans deserve.

Being able to play and win like that is a special feeling. You can feel the crowd connecting with the team, and it seems that everything just flows. In general we got very positive feelings and a boost of confidence to play the next couple of games before another international break.

We have two games again this week. On Thursday we play against Zorya Luhansk, from Ukraine. Perhaps they are not very well known, but they are second in their league with only one defeat so far. We will get to know more things about them in the next few days to prepare for the game. The first week they got a draw against Fenerbahce; they are not in this competition by chance.

On the weekend we will face Stoke City in Old Trafford. They haven’t had the start they expected but it’s always tough to play against them. They have very talented players that are able to define a match in an individual action. We are looking forward to having two good games at home this week and make the fans enjoy as they did last Saturday. It would allow us to go to the international break with very good feelings.

It’s time to sign off, have a nice week!

Hugs,

Juan

“If he (Bailly) keeps going as he is, he will definitely have a great career at United. Of course, I’m glad that someone compares him to me and I hope he will be a player who does very well for us. He’s strong and composed with the ball. He’s a very confident player. He has a bit of everything. What I have seen in the first few matches is that we have a great player for the future and a player I would say we needed. He reads the game well. He already looks a big signing for us.

“I think he’s already popular with the fans. Of the signings we’ve had this year, I think he’s the one that has surprised everyone the most. He’s 22 years old and he went straight into the club and looks at home straight away. That’s outstanding for me. We know how many players come to England and need time to adapt and that, for me, is what is so impressive – he’s 22 and he has adapted straight away and showed some confidence which is important.

“The most important thing for a player of his age is to keep his feet on the ground. The first few matches he really performed well and had so many compliments from everyone, but it’s important to stay calm, keep doing what he was doing before and keep improving. If he continues to play like he does and stays focused, he can be here for many years and help the team be successful.”


- Nemanja Vidic

“I think we needed something like this, there has been a lot of talk about the team in recent weeks but we scored four different goals and showed what we could do.

“Once you score the first one and the second one, you gain confidence and it’s great for the fans because it’s been a while since they have had something to celebrate like this.

“It was a nice goal but the most important thing was that it came at an important moment in the game. After we scored the first goal, Leicester were still in the game so the second goal and then the third goal killed off the game.

"We have always worked on corners. As a team we try to get the ball into the box for someone to put it in the back of the net. We tried it a few times last season but it didn't work. Now we know we have strong people, tall people to head the ball in."


- Juan Mata

"If we can start games with that tempo there won’t be many teams that can live with us,"

"I think when we start the game like that, you can see everyone is on the front foot and you can see the urgency. We could have had more goals I think in that first half and playing on the front foot benefits us all.

"By winning games and dominating games like that, I think everyone gets their confidence back and you could see we really put that game to bed in the first half and hopefully there is more of that to come because everyone really enjoyed that.

"It's now about finding that consistency so we stay at the top end of the table. We don’t want any more blips, hopefully we have had our last blip for quite a while now.

"The boss really wanted to get the enjoyment factor across. He stressed how there is 70-odd thousand people in the stands who want to be in our shoes and in his shoes. It's a case of realising how lucky we are and how we should go out there and enjoy it. You can see that everyone did enjoy it and the message clearly did get across.

"There was a lot of talk about us needing to turn the situation around because we obviously had a bad week with the three results. We could only show we have moved on by doing it on the pitch and I thought that first half was a great performance and really gave us a marker.

"You try and shut out the negatives, but we all know as players that we are a lot better than we showed in those defeats. We have tried to improve each day and hopefully we can now take this into the two big games coming up, both at home, and hopefully put on a show.

"He is our captain (Rooney), he is one of our main players and there is no doubt that he has got a big part to play.

"He is often the most vocal in the dressing room and he was the same today. Regardless of the situation, whether he is on the bench or playing, he is always the same character and that is why he is England’s main man and our main man.

"I think he is a very experienced guy and he has played that many games it is only a matter of time before he is back in there and firing again because he is quality."


- Chris Smalling

There was drama in Ketu Community of Ogun State on Saturday after a pastor became numb after attempting to pull down a shrine.
The cleric, identified as Wale Fagbenro, reportedly claimed he was directed by the “Holy spirit” to destroy the traditional worshippers’ shrine.
A witness said Mr. Fagbenro became “speechless‎ and motionless” upon entering the shrine‎.
Residents of the area in Yewa North Local Government Area subsequently raised an alarm attracting a crowd to the scene.
The witness said when the priests in charge of the shrine were approached, they declared that the cleric would only regain consciousness after some rituals were performed.
However, the priests eventually treated Mr. Fagbenro after the traditional ruler of Aiyetoro, Abdulaziz Adelakun, intervened.
The police in Ogun said on Sunday that the incident was reported to them.
“The command got the report at her division in Ayetoro that one Evangelist Wale Fagbere went to Ketu to destroy traditional worshippers ‘ shrines,” police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi said.
“After the destruction, the man became unconscious, motionless and could not talk.”

Mr. Oyeyemi said the victim has been revived and “has been handed over to his family for more spiritual cleansing.”
He said the victim could still be charged for malicious damage if the traditional priests file a formal report
“Everybody has right to worship anything he so desires,” Mr. Oyeyemi said.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/211192-pastor-goes-numb-while-destroying-traditional-shrine.html

weedtaker:
2200

And none of the Chelsea Fans paid attention nor noticed?! Lol!

lekkie073:
what do u expect from the man under the canopy?

I tire ooo!
I am patiently following his discourse with DopeJemi.
I am really enjoying the manner Dope J is schooling him..... so maturely!