Manchester United News: Jose Mourinho admits the Red Devils are not a team in preseason

Jose Mourinho admits that Manchester United "is not a team" after struggling for a pre game -season with San Jose Earthquakes. 19659003] A number of first-team players were not with the team after their exploits at the World Cup, including Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku, although Mourinho was able to line up Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial. Nevertheless, United and the Earthquakes played a match without much surprise in Santa Clara, with the only remarkable moments to come when Eric Bailly hit the crossbar in the first half and Chris Wondolowski of San Jose did the same in the first half. play. [19659005Relie

Mourinho was not disappointed, insisting that the game was only a training for the coming season.

"We are not a team, we are a group of players from different teams," he told MUTV.

"Some are a first team, under 23, some coming from loans and loans, others are younger, under 18 years old We do not have a team to play much better than us, but [it’s] one more workout. "

Mourinho, however, has an injury problem to deal with, as Antonio Valencia sacked early in the game.

"He's hurt and I think we have to get used to it," Mourinho added.

"Last season, he was already in this situation and this season he will probably have more."

United's boss was at least pleased with the performances of Alexis Sanchez, who appeared for the first time in pre-season after a delay in connecting with the team in the United States, and Andreas Pereira

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"Good for Alexis," he says, "the first time that he plays after a few individual sessions, he needed it and he did a good effort, good physical effort, which is important for "Right now."

"Andreas plays well. In the first match, he was well and today too. I think he has to play even more simply than what he does but he has the personality to want the ball and organize it. I am happy. "