Moyes reveals Ronaldo, Bale and Kroos interest at United

However, they will have to see off Sunderland and former manager David Moyes first. However, they have managed to bounce back with two wins from four matches in the Premier League in December.

Moyes has his task cut out for him on his first return to the Theater of Dreams since being sacked in 2014.

“If, if, if – and ifs in football are a no – if we [won] at home to Stoke, Arsenal, Burnley and West Ham, which we totally deserved to, we would be in this moment second”, he added.

There is no denying that Ferguson left his successor with an ageing squad.

“Toni Kroos was agreed to come in the summer”, Moyes told United Kingdom newspapers.

“I do not know if Moyes faced a bigger challenge than me”. Meanwhile, other potential landmines in the form of Juan Mata and Ander Herrera’s futures have also been diffused with the Spanish duo now vital components of Mourinho’s team, moving the ball quickly between defence and in attack while contributing six goals and four assists between them.

Moyes also says he agreed a deal for Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos and had been told by predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson that United had a chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Scot, however, has said that he has “moved on” from his time with the English giants and is now fully focused on helping Sunderland survive the threat of Premier League relegation this season. “It was going to be a rebuilding job and never get done immediately”. I think when you have Manchester United and you are in another club, maybe you think twice, but when you have Manchester United and you don’t have a club and you’re not working, I don’t think you have a lot to think about. I feel the great history of the club as only a positive thing and not a negative thing.

Speaking to the media at the pre-match press conference ahead of the club’s Boxing Day fixture against Sunderland, the Portuguese manager was asked about how he coped with the pressure of taking over at Manchester United. The team is in 18th place in the 20-team standings after 17 games.

“It would have been a hard job for whoever took over”. “I tried to answer”, Mourinho said Friday. And I knew periods of domination belong to the past. More days with games equal more days with Premier League football on television. “It is what it is now”. Anything can happen in this league and anyone can beat anyone on the day, so we now have to give everything in every single game we play.

They are set to be replaced by Michy Batshuayi, who still hasn’t started a Premier League game, and Nemanja Matic.