On the face of it, Jose Mourinho shouldered the blame for the wounding defeat in his first Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Saturday. Asked if picking the wrong team may have been responsible for United being embarrassingly outplayed in the first half, Mourinho shrugged: "We could play with some individuals with some qualities who didn't give me what I want. United paid £89 million ($118.15 million) to gift Paul Pogba for Mourinho but the world's most expensive player was anonymous compared to City's driving force Kevin de Bruyne. The Belgian prodigy never won Mourinho's affection or trust at Stamford Bridge, because -- supposedly -- he was not prepared to battle for his place. That includes more of the same from him, the skill, industry and engine that should serve Guardiola so handsomely this season.

Source: dna September 11, 2016 03:27 UTC