Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho met the media a few hours ago to preview tomorrow’s match at Huddersfield Town A.F.C. in the fifth round of the FA Cup. We have video of the media session for you here below via YouTube.
There were a whole host of topics covered in this news conference, including: how Paul Pogba has been handling his demotion, how journalists have been covering the Pogba-Mourinho relationship, “the big lies” Mourinho says the press is currently telling about how he and Pogba get along and much much more.
Here’s the whole session, which runs about eight minutes:
The main theme of the session was of course Paul Pogba. Mourinho was extremely defensive and combative with the media today in the manner in which he defended his player, the position he plays him in, and his relationship with the Frenchman. Mourinho was extremely impassioned with his commentary today.
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Odds: Huddersfield 7/1, Draw 333/100, Manchester United 11/25
Prediction: United 1, Huddersfield 0
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