Ander Herrera: Man Utd midfielder could have bad injury says Jose Mourinho
Ander Herrera: Man Utd midfielder could have bad injury says Jose Mourinho
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Ander Herrera may have a "bad injury", says Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho once the midfielder was substituted in Wednesday's Champions League unsuccessful draw at city.
The Spaniard picked up a muscle injury seventeen minutes into the last-16 first-leg tie and was replaced by Paul Pogba.
Herrera had came back from injury once missing games earlier in February against city and Huddersfield.
"It did not seem like he was absolutely work," same Mourinho.
"I suppose he features a unhealthy injury. He had alittle injury that stopped him for the last number of matches, however the medical department gave him 100% prepared for last Saturday [against Huddersfield within the solfa syllable Cup]."
The Portuguese manager added: "He looked work [on Tuesday] and also the method he was taking part in throughout his time on the pitch - he was pressing plenty, extremely high - you simply do this once you feel smart.
"Then it absolutely was a back-heel, and a back-heel creates a contraction within the muscular space wherever he had the largest downside, and currently we've got proof that he wasn't 100% work."
Manchester United area unit already while not defenders Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo, midfielder Marouane Fellaini and forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic attributable to injury.
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Paul Pogba
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Pogba had dominated abundant of the build-up to the sport once he was ignored of the beginning XI.
The £89m midfielder has struggled for kind recently whereas there are reports the France player needs to go away the club within the summer, speculation that Mourinho referred to as "lies".
Pogba was ignored of the squad for Saturday's 2-0 solfa syllable Cup win at Huddersfield. Mourinho same the player created the choice himself that semiconductor diode to "creating some doubts" for the Manchester United boss for Wednesday's game.
Pogba had very little impact on the sport against city once he came on, though it absolutely was tough for him to contribute with Manchester United got wind of quite defensively.
Mourinho, however, was happy with Pogba's contribution.
"I suppose Paul created an enormous effort to do to allow the team what I asked of him," he said.
"Paul replaced Ander, he tried to wake the sport identical reasonably qualities. He lost a few of possessions however he conjointly gave USA stability as a result of we tend to had a decent share of possession for the method we tend to contend.
"I suppose the 3 heart players had a decent game and Paul was a part of it."
Not the person Utd team of old?
Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright, speaking on BBC Radio five live, same he would be "disgusted" if he was a Manchester United fan.
United weren't venturesome and solely had six shots - one not off course - to Sevilla's twenty five, with eight not off course. The pacy Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial were solely late substitutes.
And Wright thinks United area unit a so much cry from team WHO won thirteen Premier League titles underneath Alex Ferguson.
Wright said: "The Manchester United sides I wont to play against tried to attack you.
"If you verify the players they need - Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Alexis Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku being insured by Paul Pogba - would not that frighten you?
"United ought to be doing higher with the players got they have. i am baffled with the sterile soccer. If i used to be a United fan i might be sick of.
"Jose Mourinho talked regarding consultants in soccer. you do not ought to be AN knowledgeable for anyone attached English soccer within the past twenty five years to understand that this team area unit obscurity close to those past sides.
"I championed the Jose Mourinho appointment as i assumed with the method he left Chelsea he would have a degree to prove. it's simply been additional of identical."