He was the picture of content, and in good spirits, but he was also able to reflect with satisfaction on the progress he had made as United manager at United in 12 months and identify several key areas which still required further refinement. Which is not to say Mourinho made an unhappy appearance in the club’s Carrington training ground yesterday. He had seven months to prepare for the match – he did not even return to the technical area until just minutes before the kick-off. He has seen several of his players, particularly Paul Pogba, play for France in a quarter-final against Colombia, and he has just informed the press at the club that he has backed Carlos Tevez up in the national team against those same Colombians in his last start at the age of 37. ![]() ![]() And there is no doubt it has been a trying week for the manager. ![]() José Mourinho could hardly look more miserable as he reappeared at the Bridge for the first time since his Manchester United side were beaten by Manchester City on 19 September.
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