My Record Against Arsene Wenger Was Not Normal, Boasts Jose Mourinho

It’s more important than finishing fourth.

Mourinho’s Manchester United are level on point with Louis van Gaal’s team with the same number of games.

Arsene Wenger claims that his Arsenal side’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United on Sunday night was not an individual triumph against Jose Mourinho.

“Now we play Celta Vigo and we need to focus on that from this moment”. They should still be in the mix, even after this, but if he perseveres in prioritising the Europa League matches, they won’t be. Now, the competition could be his savior.

The youngster earned rave reviews from Jose Mourinho after the Arsenal game, with the manager telling Sky Sports: “I think he did an unbelievable job”.

And whether United’s Champions League hopes now rest on the Europa League, he said: “I think with the last result against Swansea and the defeat today we have to be pragmatic and see it is hard [to finish in the top four]”.

Arsene Wenger publicly criticised Xhaka, who joined from Borussia Monchengladbach for £35mn in the summer, after the player was sent off for the second time of the season against Burnley in January and advised him “not to tackle”. “It is not manager against manager”, he said.

“I left Highbury. They were crying”. “I left Highbury, they were crying, I left Emirates Stadium, they were crying”. Before they were walking the streets with their heads low.

“So finally today it’s nice for them”.

For all of United manager Jose Mourinho’s pre-match bluster about fielding a weakened team, his only concession to youth in eight changes from his midweek Europa League team was 19-year-old defender Axel Tuanzebe, who made his Premier League debut. “Others will be playing once a week”.

‘Our options of entering the Champions League through the Premier League have decreased after this week, but we will keep on trying until the last game, first at Tottenham this coming weekend. The team also have an FA Cup final against Chelsea at the end of May.

Xhaka, who scored the opening goal in Arsenal’s win over United, said no one had given up hope.

James Milner had his second-half penalty saved by England teammate Fraser Forster as Jurgen Klopp’s men drew 0-0 with Southampton at Anfield. The penalty was awarded for a handball against Jack Stephens. It’s a season that has had ups and downs, but that’s normal in your first season.