Mourinho provides injury update and speaks on Paul Pogba training ground exchange

Manchester United will travel to London for the 7th Premier League match against West Ham United. West Ham United are unbeaten in their last two matches, although Manchester United have a strong record against the Hammers. Marcus Rashford is set to return for United tomorrow after serving his three-match suspension for his red card vs Burnley. Ahead of the trip, Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho faced the press. Two absentees for West Ham fixture Only Marcos Rojo is still out. And obviously Romero now with a one-match suspension. Apart from that, in a 26-player squad, everybody is available. Mourinho looking for a reaction After the draw on Tuesday yes, a draw at home against a Championship team, a good Championship team, but against a Championship team is not a good result for us. The same as the draw against Wolves, a good team but a team we have to beat at Old Trafford. Five matches in September, zero defeats, three victories, two draws, but not good enough and of course we want to finish the September month with a good match, a good performance, a good result. Mourinho on Pogba training-ground situation Exactly that. That’s exactly that, I think Paul told that in one of his appearances in the famously mixed zone and is exactly, he is correct. Is a good relation, player-manager. No, I cannot tell you [what was said]. The training session was open, you had some cameras with some potential to get some of the words, maybe you have to change the potential if you want to know everything that is said because I’m not going to comment, it was a conversation. Mourinho on vice-captaincy I explain very detailed to the people that has to know in detail, which is the squad and especially Paul, so Paul and the other players in the squad know in detail the reason why myself and my coaching staff, we decide to do that and I always analyses a player as a player when a player is a captain, I analyse the player by the player and captain perspective. And after weeks of analyzing and changing opinions with my coaching staff, we made the decision Paul is just a player and not a captain. Decision made. I informed the player and the players and when I was asked before the match on Tuesday I confirm and now I confirm and now the end of the story. I can anticipate more questions by saying the relation of player-manager is good, is not anymore a relation, captain or whether the captain’s manager, the relation is good, nobody trained better than Paul Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, nobody trained better than him, some trained as well, but nobody better. And tomorrow he plays, so end of the story. Mourinho: No player bigger than the club No, he’s a player like the others, no player is bigger than the club and if I’m happy with his work he plays if I’m not happy he doesn’t play, I’m happy with his work this week, really happy, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday especially because today was not so significant but he trained really well, the team needs good players, players with personality to play, he has and he plays tomorrow. The only thing I’m concerned is you don’t ask me questions which is more important, the match. Disruptive week? Disruptive? I think for you was amazing because you made a story, an incredible story out of 15 minutes of open training session, maybe is your fault [Karen Shotbolt, the press officer], we should have 15 minutes of training session open because what happened the other day happens many days, conversations with players I have many, many, many times. Was not the case but loud critic, loud instruction happens every day, coaching is about that but you make story about it, so I’m happy the rules are only 15 minutes once a month and situations like that are not going to change, there is no chance you will watch a session. Public training sessions I have to train as always, I don’t care about the cameras. What confrontation?

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