Pogba warns City that United will not give up the chase

The United boss claimed on Friday he was “calmly waiting for news” on the negotiations having confirmed Henrikh Mkhitaryan would not play against Burnley on Saturday due to his role in the possible swap deal.

Still, given they were widely tipped for relegation ahead of the season, it’s hard to be too critical of Sean Dyche’s side.

Commenting on the 2-2 draw, where United fielded the likes of Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Belgium worldwide said: “It will be a nice game but it’s a hard one”.

“Just relaxed, and with the feeling that he is an Arsenal player, with the feeling that he can stay there, but also with the feeling that he can move, and if he moves, I think we have a chance. I’m focused on working really hard for the manager and for the team because I want to keep on playing and hopefully more games will come”.

“(He’s a) very important player for us.

Even though things have eventually cooled between the pair of feisty Premier League managers they certainly won’t be sending each other birthday whatsapps this year. We’re just looking to the future and the next games.

There was good news for the United fans with experienced player Ashley Young available for selection once again, after serving out his three-match suspension.

The feud started after Mourinho had words with the Italian following the Blues’ 4-0 humbling of United at Stamford Bridge last season, and it has now spilled over into their press conferences.

“I think the talent he’s got is frightening”. Do you think he got that for the second film?

“It was a pretty flawless free kick”.

“There was a lot of pressure on it but I like it when there’s a lot of pressure to perform”. Jesse Lingard was the hero for United in that game, as he scored a brace coming off the bench to save a point for United at Old Trafford.

Manchester United have been getting healthier over the past few weeks.

“They will look at it and say, he might not be as good as that, but he must be somewhere nearer on the sliding scale”. He was in front of me and I was making every decision for him.