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MANCHESTER: Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho wants his team to play against the Young Boys right from the kickoff of the game against the Swiss club during a Champions League match at Old Trafford Tuesday, November 27.
If United win and Valencia can not defeat Juventus, they will qualify for the last 16 games with a game to spare.
Last weekend, Mourinho criticized United for its draw against the Crystal League, Crystal Palace. away from the qualifying positions for the Champions League next season.
He then warned that a new exhibition against the Youngs Boys would force United to travel to Spain and beat Valencia in his last Group H match if they remained involved in the competition.
United's slow start was attributed to the approach of Mourinho, who, according to some Red Devils fans, goes against the club's tradition of attacking football.
But at Monday's pre-match press conference, Mourinho insisted, "It's frustrating, because what I want is for the team to start strong, it's for the team to demonstrate firmness in the face of his opponent, not waiting, or reactive, proactive.
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"That's exactly what I want and probably you or the fans, they think" oh, Jose told them to start slowly, "told them to play nicely and wait to see what happens" or "of to lose and then react. "
The Portuguese boss insisted: "It's exactly the opposite, I want the team to start strong, I want the team to try it out right now and it's a bit frustrating.
"This is not a crucial match, but I want to play as if it was the last chance to qualify. I want to play as a knockout match."
As for suggestions, United would be better off playing away from Old Trafford for the moment, Mourinho said, "If you feel the pressure of playing games at home where people come to support … go ahead. I've never felt the pressure to play at home. "
Young Boys boss Gerardo Seoane expects United to return to his best.
"I think Manchester United is strong at home and, of course, he also wants to show his crowd that he's strong at home too," he said.
"This stadium has a great tradition, Manchester United has always been the Red Devil at home, so we are expecting a very tough game."
At the same time, Mourinho said he was ready to travel to Old Trafford if traffic problems again bothered United's preparations before a home draw against the Champions League.
UEFA has fined United € 15,000 (£ 13,000) for its late arrival and the late sending of its match against Valencia in October.
The traffic jams also resulted in the arrival of Juventus just over an hour and that of United just 50 minutes before their clash at Old Trafford the same month.
Mourinho got out of the team bus and walked to the ground on this occasion – and is ready to do it again.
"We are going to stay in a hotel a few meters away and the information I have from the club and the club's contacts with the police indicate that things are going to be much better than last time." But if it's not better, I'm walking! "
United will be without Swedish defender Victor Lindelof, injured, while Swiss champion Young Boys, who lost the first leg in reverse, misses French striker Guillaume Hoarau due to a problem at the ankle.
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