Rooney looking forward to Mourinho era

“I understand that they expect a lot from me but I also expect a lot from them”, Mourinho told the club’s website (www.manutd.com). The club’s micro-blogging handle posted, “It’s been an exciting week at the Aon Training Complex as the #mufc players start work with Jose Mourinho”.

Of course, Mourinho only really needs Ibrahimovic to be one of those things-if he’s a goalscorer then United will win more often than not, and successful, winning goalscorers have proved moody sons of guns in the past.

“It will be a bit unusual, especially for a new manager that needs to know the players and to work with the players, but I think the pre-season tours are also for the club dimension, the club projection and club connection which, in this case, is the Asian market, commercially and for the fan-base, it’s a lot about that”.

Rooney, who has been joined at Old Trafford over the summer by Ibrahimovic, Ivorian defender Bailly and Armenian playmaker Mkhitaryan, said he had never enjoyed an easy game against a Mourinho side.

‘One of the biggest assets will be his experience.

To do that, according to the Scottish Daily Record, Mourinho will rid himself of four players who were central to previous incumbent Louis Van Gaal’s plans.

Fabregas enjoyed an excellent first season back in England with Chelsea having helped them march towards the Premier League title but the 29-year-old endured a far more hard campaign last season as the Blues limped to a mid-table finish. “I’ve been here quite some time now and I just love the place”, said the former Tottenham man, who turns 35 this month. There is no chance we will be happy if we are not together and I think the passion for this club is really awesome.

Pogba is on holiday and was on TV in America and presented with a United shirt.

The Portuguese tactician has already bought three new stars in Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and has confirmed that he wants to add a fourth “fundamental signing”.

Mourinho’s first game at Old Trafford since taking charge at United is set to be Wayne Rooney’s testimonial against Everton on August 3.

John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Walter Samuel, Lucio, Sergio Ramos…the list goes on…and yet he’s supposedly happy with Chris Smalling and Phil Jones as his first choice centre-back pairing for the season ahead.