Erik ten Hag offers three-word Jose Mourinho verdict ahead of Man Utd reunion

Manchester United instrumentality connected Fenerbahce successful the Europa League connected Thursday nighttime with erstwhile manager Jose Mourinho looking to inflict caller symptom connected Erik 10 Hag

Erik 10 Hag has described Jose Mourinho arsenic “an example” for different managers to travel earlier Manchester United ’s Europa League travel to Fenerbahce connected Thursday night.

And the nether unit United boss, successful jovial temper aft being presented with an grant by the Football Writers’ Association pursuing past season’s FA Cup win, admitted: “It's a large crippled for some of us.”

Former United brag Mourinho has led Fenerbahce to 4th spot successful the Turkish league, contempt being defeated by biggest rivals Galatasaray past month, and they person taken 4 points from their opening 2 European games.

The imaginable of this week inflicting much symptom connected 1 of his past employers adds different furniture to proceedings.

Yet Ten Hag has been boosted by United’s comeback triumph against Brentford connected Saturday day pursuing a fortnight of speculation astir his occupation security.

And helium said of facing Mourinho: “I truly bask facing him and to play against him. He ever has bully teams. He is simply a victor and has won truthful galore trophies.

“He's an illustration for galore managers truthful I volition truly bask playing against him.”

Beating the Bees has elevated United to 11th successful the array but having drawn their opening 2 European ties determination is other unit to triumph successful Istanbul earlier a Premier League sojourn to West Ham connected Sunday.

And Ten Hag added: “The tone has ever been high, but the temper volition beryllium amended with a win. Everyone has precocious expectations of our team, truthful we person to win.

“We person to spell for it each crippled and beryllium determined. When we win, we bask it for 24 hours and past we determination on.

“It is football, you person to unrecorded for now. What's successful the past is successful the past, you person to beryllium yourself each time and successful each season.

“So, we person to spell for it and we volition spot wherever we extremity up, but our people is to triumph a trophy again.”

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