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The Portuguese was again found to have fallen afoul of English football's governing body for his comments when Manchester United faced Liverpool in October Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been handed a one-match touchline ban and fined £50,000 by the Football Association for two separate incidents involving referees. The first charge refers to Mourinho's disparaging comments regarding the assignment of referee Anthony Taylor to officiate the team's 0-0 draw against Liverpool in October. He had remarked that Manchester-based Taylor would find it "difficult" to referee the game, adding that assigning Taylor to the game had "put pressure" on the official. The Portuguese then fell afoul of English football's governing body after he was sent off in United's recent clash with Burnley, during which he had verbally abused referee Mark Clattenberg. Mourinho had not appealed the incident in which he was sent to the stands for protestin...

Koeman offers Everton escape route for Rooney Wayne Rooney will not be allowed to leave Manchester United in the January transfer window despite his frustrations at losing his starting place at Old Trafford and interest from his former club Everton. Also Everton manager Ronald Koeman says he would love to bring Wayne Rooney back to Goodison Park if the England star can’t revive his flagging Manchester United fortunes. Ronald Koeman, in charge at the club Rooney left to join United in the summer of 2004, has become the first Premier League manager to express an interest in signing the England captain should Jose Mourinho be prepared to allow him to leave. Mourinho stated categorically not only will Rooney, 31, be told to forget leaving but he also expects the experienced veteran to play a key role in his attempts to return United to the top of the English game. “I know he can still play at the highest level. I know he’s the type of player I need,” said Mourinho. “He can play at ...

The Portuguese took time to apologize to the United faithful yesterday during the derby with Manchester City. He gestured 4-0 with his hands before tendering his apology.

Following their derby win yesterday, Manchester United released an official photo of the team and former Bayern midfielder, Schweinsteiger was left out. Bastian Schweinsteiger was made painfully aware that he had no part to play in Jose Mourinho’s long-term plans shortly after the Portuguese was handed the managerial reins, and it appears that there will be no thawing of that frosty relationship. See the official team photo below.

The FA has charged the Man Utd manager for saying Anthony Taylor would find it "difficult" to officiate the Liverpool game Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been charged with misconduct after saying a fixture against Liverpool would be "difficult" for referee Anthony Taylor, over the official's Manchester roots. In his pre-match news conference, Mourinho said Taylor would struggle to have "a very good performance" at the centre of United and Liverpool's fierce rivalry due to him hailing from the north west of England. After the 0-0 stalemate at Anfield, Mourinho asked United's press officer if he was allowed to pass comment on Taylor before praising his performance, but his positive comments have not saved him from being charged with misconduct. "Jose Mourinho has been charged with misconduct in respect of comments he made relating to the appointed match referee, prior to the Liverpool v Manchester United fixture on Mond...

Manchester United fans will have the bragging rights in the city after a wonderful strike from Mata saw Manchester City out of the EFL Cup. United went into Wednesday's match with no time to lick their wounds following a 4-0 defeat to Chelsea. However it was Guardiola, who has now gone on his worst ever run of six games without a win who went home as the loser in the tense derby. On the other hand, West Ham overpowered Chelsea to claim a spot in the EFL Cup quarterfinals. Goals from Kouyaté and Fernande's were enough to see away the blues as Bilic's men keep their hopes of a silverware alive.

The Red Devils manager is staying in a hotel and is finding it difficult to adjust to being apart from his family, who have stayed behind in London. Jose Mourinho has described his living arrangements in Manchester as a "disaster" as his wife and children remain in London while he stays in the Lowry Hotel. The Portuguese was appointed as United manager at the end of last season to replace Louis van Gaal, and the former Chelsea boss is having to adjust to being apart from his family. He does not envisage his family joining him in Manchester in the near future and he also has a regular paparazzi presence for company at the hotel. Mourinho told Sky Sports : "The reality is that my daughter will be 20 next week. My son will be 17 in a couple of months. They are very stable... university in London, football in London, friends. "So, they are at an age where they can't chase me like they did before. So, for the first time, the family lives in a different w...

A Nigerian Facebook user who was angry over the inconsistency of English teams has took to the social media to express his views. See what he wrote below: Soccer is a type of game that will give you a title in a season and rip it off you, replacing it with another title in another season- from the 'special one' to the 'terrible one'! Of all the hypotheses of Arsene Wenger, there are two that I think are valid(my thinking though): the first is that no team is invincible and the second is that heavy spending doesn't win league titles. Leicester city didn't have to go bankrupt before winning EPL last season. Though Wenger would have been from the Southeast if he were a Nigerian but can you imagine that near midget, perhaps bought with one MTN recharge card, dribbling two defenders before humiliating a goalkeeper all Man U fans thought had hands all over his body because of the small show he put up against Liverpool some days back. Anyway, shoes get size for ...

Jose Mourinho has backed former Juventus star Paul Pogba, to get better and come good at Manchester United. Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba needs time to readjust to English football and produce his best form at Manchester United. "He can play in so many positions," he said in an interview with Sky Sports. "The problem is not the position. The problem is not the tactical system". "The problem is, in my opinion, somebody that comes from a different style of football and needs this time to be at his best level in football that is really difficult to play, especially for midfield players. "I think it is really difficult to play or adapt from different realities, but he is a phenomenal player. He has unbelievable potential. "He has years and years to develop his game, so that expectation and investment from the club is based on that - a super player for the next seven or eight years. "He's getting better and better and better at eve...