What Sir Alex Ferguson Said About New ManU Boss Jose Mourinho

JOSE MOURINHO has always seen Sir Alex Ferguson as a mentor and something of an idol.

Mourinho and Ferguson during
the Portuguese's first spell at Chelsea

The Portuguese, who was officially announced as the new Manchester United manager after months of speculation, has often called the Scottish great ‘boss’ as a sign of respect.

In his first interview as Manchester United manager, Mourinho said he was ready to take over a “giant club” and said he preferred to forget the past three years and instead look at the great years - a reference to Ferguson’s trophy-laden 27 years.

But the pair didn’t always see eye-to-eye.

In fact their relationship was downright frosty when Mourinho first arrived at Chelsea and proclaimed himself as the ‘Special One’.

Here, SunSport looks back to pick out the best - and worst - things Ferguson has had to say about the new Manchester United boss....

Jan 2005, after the Carling Cup semi-final first leg

Sturridge sends Liverpool into Europa League final - Liverpool 3-0 Villarreal

Daniel Sturridge was involved in all three goals as Liverpool impressively beat Villarreal 3-0 at Anfield on Thursday to set up a Europa League final date with holders Sevilla.

Daniel Sturridge was involved in all three goals as Liverpool impressively beat Villarreal 3-0 at Anfield on Thursday to set up a Europa League final date with holders Sevilla.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Liverpool levelled the tie when Bruno Soriano put through his own goal under pressure from Sturridge, who scored the second goal in the 63rd minute before helping to tee up Adam Lallana for a late strike that completed a 3-1 aggregate win.

It took Liverpool into their first continental final since the 2006-07 Champions League, preserving Jurgen Klopp's hopes of finishing his first season as manager with both a trophy and a place in Europe's elite competition next season.

No Deal Between United And Mourinho - Sky Sources

No agreement has been reached between Manchester United and Jose Mourinho over the manager's job at Old Trafford reports Sky Sports News HQ. 

Jos Mourinho is reportedly keen on the post should United look to replace Louis van Gaal in the summer.

The former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss reportedly signed agreement with the Manchester United as speculation continues to surround Van Gaal's future despite the Dutchman leading United to their first FA Cup final for nine years and with them still in contention for a place in next season's Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Laurent Blanc is another linked with the post but Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino is out of the running after agreeing a new five-year deal with the Londoners.

"Cristiano wanted to play tomorrow but I told him that he needs to rest." - Zidane

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says the Portuguese will miss Saturday's game against Rayo Vallecano and wants him to be careful ahead of Tuesday's Champions League encounter

Zidane accepted that Cristiano Ronaldo's desire to play every game can be an issue and says he will be monitored "day-to-day" before they will know if he can play against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The Portuguese  international will miss Saturday's La Liga encounter at Rayo Vallecano due to a thigh problem, but the prolific attacker would have played had the decision been up to him.

Zidane: "Cristiano always wants to play but he knows he can't play tomorrow. If it were a final he still couldn't play."

— Real Madrid Info (@RMadridInfo) April 22, 2016

Zidane: "We did the scans and Cristiano has nothing serious, but he can't play tomorrow. We'll see what happens before City's match."

— Real Madrid Info (@RMadridInfo) April 22, 2016

C. Ronaldo’s Injury Is Not Serious – Zidane

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane played down injury fears over superstar Cristiano Ronaldo following Wednesday’s 3-0 La Liga win over Villarreal at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

After Barcelona and Atletico Madrid had also won earlier in the evening, goals from Karim Benzema, Lucas Vazquez and Luka Modric saw Zidane’s side remain just one point behind the joint-leaders with four games of the season still to play.

What seemed a straightforward night for Madrid turned darker in injury time. Ronaldo had been set to continue his record of being the only outfield player in La Liga to play every single minute so far this season, but the Portuguese picked up an apparent thigh muscle problem and left the pitch in added time.

Madrid finished the match with 10 men because Zidane had already used his three substitutes.

Champions League: Chelsea, Roma stay alive; Bayern humiliates Arsenal

The late goals by Chelsea and Roma earn both crucial victories in the Champions League on Wednesday, improving their chances of advancing to the knockout stage. Chelsea defeated Dynamo Kiev 2-1 in London thanks to an 83rd-minute free kick by Willian, while Miralem Pjanic’s 80th-minute penalty gave Roma a 3-2 home win over Bayer Leverkusen.

Zenit St. Petersburg secured its place in the round of 16 with a win at Lyon, while Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Porto and Olympiakos also won on Wednesday, staying on track to advance.

Arsenal remains in trouble and is on the brink of elimination after losing 5-1 to Bayern Munich in Germany.

Man Utd are suffering, says Louis van Gaal

LOUISE VAN GAAL

Manchester United are "suffering" after six matches in 18 days, said boss Louis van Gaal following his side's 2-1 Champions League win over Wolfsburg.

Juan Mata's first-half penalty and Chris Smalling's 53rd-minute goal gave United their first Group B victory.

The Premier League leaders, who visit Arsenal on Sunday, had to hold on as Wolfsburg pressed for an equaliser.

Van Gaal admits he is not the same type of manager as Arsène Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson, having required different challenges throughout his 24-year career. While Ferguson led Manchester United for 26 years and Wenger celebrated his 19th anniversary at Arsenal on Thursday, the Dutchman’s longest tenure at any club is six years.

Ahmed Musa inspires CSKA to victory against PSV

Ahmed Musa

The Nigerian Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa scored CSKA Moscow's first goal in their 3-2 UCL Group Stage game win over PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday evening. The Nigerian got his side’s curtain raiser as they marched past the canon in Wednesday's Champions League game at the Arena Khimki

 Musa recorded his name on the scorers’ sheet in CSKA Moscow 3-2 defeat of PSV Eindhoven in a Uefa Champions League game played at the Arena Khimki on Wednesday night. The game which was Leonid Slutsky side’s first win in the competition saw the former Kano Pillars forward net the first goal of the encounter in the eighth minute.

BREAKING: Real Madrid win the Champions League for a record 10th time after scoring three goals in extra time

Real Madrid 4 Atletico Madrid 1

Real Madrid defeat city rivals Atletico Madrid to claim a 10th European Cup and end their search for a 10th European Cup.

Three quickfire goals in extra time gave Real Madrid a 4-1 win over city rivals. Real Madrid win the Champions League for a record 10th time after scoring three goals in extra time.

At the 93rd minute, who would have thought 'Real' would win 4-1? Congratulations on the tenth!

Diego Godin opened scoring for Atletico after Iker Casillas error
Sergio Ramos forced extra time with dramatic 93rd-minute header Goals from Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo seal win.

Cristiano Ronaldo Emerges Highest Goal Scorer ever in Champions League

Real Madrid Star and World football best, Cristiano Ronaldo has broken Lionel Messi's goals record for a single Champions League season following his double in Real Madrid's 4-0 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old's two goals in his side's superb second-leg victory at the Allianz Arena took his tally for the 2013-14 season to 16. He has now netted one more than Messi's previous record, with the Argentine registering 14 times in 11 games during the 2011-12 tournament.

Champions League: Bayern Munich 0-4 Real Madrid (Agg: 0-5)

Result: B Munich 0-4 R Madrid (Agg 0-5)

                    Ramos (2) and Ronaldo (2) for Real
                    Booked Alonso out of CL final
                    Real to face Chelsea or Atletico

During the course of tonight's match, Bayern Munich made 656 passes compared to Real's 287. More tellingly, however, is the performance of each side's star player. Cristiano Ronaldo scored two and helped to create another while Franck Ribery failed to even put a single cross into the box.

"It will be fascinating to see how the Bayern Munich hierarchy respond to this. As for Carlo Ancelotti, I don't think he will be going anywhere. They'll be happy with him at Real for another year.

Blues in Good Condition and Battle Ready - Mourinho

As the Blues' stunning midweek Champions League win over PSG now subsided, thoughts turn to the Barclays Premier League, and Sunday's visit to Swansea City, Chelsea manager,Jose Mourinho has said his squad have recovered well from Tuesday's big win ahead of what he expects to be a difficult battle at Swansea.

In an exclusive Chelsea TV talk, Jose Mourinho discusses Chelsea's next Premier League opponents, how the Blues have recovered following the dramatic and draining midweek Champions League success and the significant role his whole squad have played and can continue to play as the season approaches its end.

Mourinho stressed the difficulty of the Swansea fixture, saying his squads are yet to taste any victory at the Liberty Stadium in their last three attempts. 'They are a good team and they play good football.' Affirming that "Swansea have never been easy for us and Chelsea knows that better than other teams." Stressing that Swansea still need the three points but not in big danger like other teams but they still need a couple of points to stay in the Premier League and of course they will try to get points out of this game.

Boko Haram kill 2 watching Champions League matches in Yobe State

The Nigeria Police has on Thursday confirmed that the Boko Haram Islamists gunmen stormed a packed viewing centre in Yobe state and shot dead two people watching Champions League matches. The football viewing centre was showing the two quarter-final matches between defending champions Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and Atletico Madrid-Barcelona, on Wednesday when it was attacked.

The attack happened in Potiskum, a hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency.

Yobe State police commissioner Sanusi Rufa’i confirmed that the Islamist Gunmen came in a car and opened fire outside the viewing centre and sped off, saying that one person died on the spot while another died later at the hospital. Several other people were injured, some critically.

Champions League: Chelsea 2 PSG 0 ( 3-3 on aggregate), Chelsea go through on away goals

Chelsea have now reached the Champions League semi-finals in seven of the last 11 seasons.


The semi-final draw will take place this Friday at 11 am UK time

Jose Mourinho said: 'I was so happy with the result. I was so happy with ourselves.'
'We are in the semi-finals. Anything can happen. It doesn't matter who we play next. Mourinho on the possibility of facing Real Madrid next; 'It doesn't matter.'

Champions League: Police officers dragged Ribery away from Manchester Airport [PHOTOS]

Bayern star,Franck Ribery left Manchester Airport in the grasp of a police officer as Bayern Munich FC arrived ahead of their Champions League tie with Manchester United.

He may have been shadowed towards the team coach but it wasn’t because of any misdemeanours and more of a way to get him safely through the crowd that had gathered.

Bayern play at Old Trafford on Tuesday night and go into the quarter-final as huge favourites having already wrapped up the Bundesliga title.

UEFA just Bans Bayern Munich

It was surprising when we learnt that the European football governing body, UEFA, has ordered Bayern Munich to close part of their stadium for their Champions League match at home to Manchester United next month.

According to UEFA disciplinary committee decision, the Champions League defending champions will have to shut “Sector 124″ of the Allianz Arena for the quarterfinal second leg match holding on April 9.

It declined to give more details about the cause of the ban, although media photographs showed a group of fans with a homophobic banner aimed at Arsenal.

Apart from the stadium ban, the German club were also fined 10 000 euros ($13 800).



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Mourinho Continues to Downplay Chelsea’s Title Hopes

Jose Mourinho has told his squad that he fully expects them to win the league this season, according to the Daily Mirror.

Chelsea are top of the table with 13 matches to go after a comfortable home win against Newcastle, on the same day that title rivals Arsenal and Manchester City both failed to win.

But Jose Mourinho still does not think Blues can win the title. One cannot help but think that Mourinho is playing mind games with the rest of the Premier League so as to avoid pressure on his team.

Mourinho has played down talk of his side winning the league in the media, but behind closed doors the Portuguese maestro told his players that they will win the league.

After a disappoint draw at home to West Ham, Chelsea have impressed with wins against Manchester City and Newcastle.

The Blues face Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton before the end of March as well as big games in the Champions League and FA Cup but Mourinho remains confident.

A Daily Mirror source said: “Jose told the players before the West Ham game that they would hear him talk down their title chances.

“He told them to pay no attention because his intention was to take the pressure off the team and put others under the microscope.

“He also told the players that he believes they will be champions this season.”

Manchester City's manager, Manuel Pellegrini, mocks José Mourinho's 'little horse' comment, saying Chelsea may be small but they are very rich. 

Mourinho's comments have been widely teased, especially in light of Chelsea's move to the top of the table. 

Pellegrini also comments on the Premier League title race and its top contenders.