Gary Neville on Luiz Chelsea Return

Previous Manchester United centre back Gary Neville is obviously not in for David Luiz's arrival to Chelsea, and utilized a fairly inquisitive analogy to portray the new Odd Couple at Stamford Bridge.

The Brazil uinternational was attracted back to London by Antonio Conte on the final day of the transfer window, after first leaving the Blues for Paris Saint-Germain two seasons earlier.

What's more, having worked with any pair of Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini at Juventus, Neville trusts Conte won't see eye-to-eye with his new man.

"If I somehow happened to thinking about a similarity to depict it, I'd say most likely me and Miss World."

Welcome to Old Trafford Mourinho

It has been a miserable three years for all United fans, but the arrival of the 'Special One' on Friday means that supporters can once again dream of winning major trophies

Cynics might point to the combustible character, the breakdown of relations in his Chelsea dressing room, the Eva Carneiro saga, the functional rather than fantastic football or the Iker Casillas ostracism. But Jose Mourinho’s arrival at Old Trafford also brings the prospect of a Manchester United which can challenge at the top once again.

Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, Manchester United have not been Manchester United. David Moyes’ appointment came from a commendable but failed line of thinking. They wanted to repeat the successes of Sir Alex’s arrival in 1986 but hadn’t taken into account the changed standing of the club - and of football in general.

One year on, Louis van Gaal came in with experience of winning at the top end but the Dutchman was two decades removed from his most convincing spell of successful, expressive football with Ajax. What United got was a stunted brand of possession football which did little to thrill the masses.

Under Mourinho, there is no guarantee that the football will be free-flowing and easy on the eye, but there is every reason to believe that United will challenge for major trophies once more. There will at least be urgency, there will be willing, there will be passion, there will be desire and commitment.

All the things that irked Stretford Enders most will be addressed now that the Portuguese is in charge. United fans will finally see a club which is pulling in the same direction as them once more. No more being told they are expecting too much by a manager who claims fans are led by the whims of ex-players.
Instead, Mourinho will demand even more from his side than even the staunchest of supporters. And more than anything, United will be relevant again. It is one thing to not deliver the brand of football that fans prefer, but it is quite another to not come close to challenging for a major trophy.

The decision to stick by Van Gaal until the 2015-16 season was out was understandable, and while some would argue that an earlier move for Mourinho might have seen United make the top four he arrives now free from baggage. United can also be safe in the knowledge that they gave the Dutchman everything they could to help him to be successful.

Mourinho might not have wanted the time off, and the prospect of Europa League football is not ideal, but Jose now gets the chance to make his mark with his own squad. The summer ahead gives him the chance to root out the chaff and bring in some wheat, and he will surely ensure that the absence from the Champions League will be a temporary one.

The 53-year-old might well have fallen flat on his face at the tail end of his second Chelsea spell, but lessons have doubtless been learned. When it comes down to it, this man is a winner and the 2015-16 nightmare was the exception that largely proves the rule.

The appointment of a Mauricio Pocchettino or even a Ryan Giggs might have done more to bring back the style of football that United fans love most, but Mourinho is a walking headline who will ensure they are not forgotten as a force. United need to get back in the reckoning when league titles and European honours are handed out, and his track record in that regard is as good as anybody’s.

Those Manchester United supporters who had once become used to being regarded as the spoilt, smug, serial winners have had a few years on the other side of the fence and it hasn’t felt good.
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Man U hold Second Talks with Mou

Mourinho to Man United

Ahead of a potential deal for mourinho in the Manchester dug-out A second day of arrangements to make Jose Mourinho the next manager of Manchester United occurred Wednesday in front of a normal declaration that he will accept the employment this week. The previous Chelsea and Real Madrid Boss has concurred individual terms on a three-year deal with a reasonable yearly pay of over £10 million (13 million euros, $15 million) yet issues stay over picture rights, Sky News reported.
Mourinho is thinking about a move for Zlatan Ibrahimovic as one of his first moves in the job, as indicated by media reports, after the star Swedish focus forward played his last game for Paris Saint-Germain a week ago.
United at long last sacked Louis van Gaal on Monday, two days after the club won the FA Cup with triumph against Crystal Palace.

However, the Old Trafford club’s failure to qualify for the lucrative Champions League proved fatal to the Dutchman’s hopes of survival.
As talks between Mourinho's specialist Jorge Mendes and the club's official bad habit director Ed Woodward were set to proceed with, Old Trafford legend Eric Cantona addressed whether he was the right man for the employment.
"I adore Jose Mourinho, yet as far as the sort of football he plays, I don't think he is Manchester United," the Frenchman told the Guardian. Cantona included that he would have "cherished" to see Pep Guardiola assume control at the club.
Guardiola will rather assume control at Manchester City next season.
In the interim, vulnerability waited about the fate of van Gaal's agent Ryan Giggs, who had been seen as a possible successor to van Gaal yet was disregarded.
His previous Wales partner Robbie Savage was among the individuals who recommended that Giggs, who has put in 28 years at the club, ought to now search for circumstances past Old Trafford.
"In the event that I was Giggsy now I would hope to begin my vocation as a chief elsewhere," Savage said. "In the event that Giggsy can go out and settle on his own choices now, do well some place, he can return and the United employment will be his.

Marcelo has been called "an actor" for his antics in last night's defeat to Wolfsburg

Real Madrid defender Marcelo has been called "an actor" for his antics in their 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg defeat by Wolfsburg.

Marcelo(Right)

The Brazilian appeared to thrust his head towards Wolfsburg midfielder Max Arnold's midriff, before going to the ground, clutching his face.

Arnold was given a yellow card, while Marcelo was not penalised.

"Marcelo is an actor," Wolfsburg manager Dieter Hecking told German media after the game.

"That annoyed me, because he has no need."

Marcelo will face no further action from Uefa. European football's governing body would only act retrospectively if the incident had been missed by match officials.

Swiss full-back Ricardo Rodriguez opened the scoring in the first leg with a penalty, before Arnold struck the second. The return leg takes place in Spain on 12 April.

Marcelo's play-acting was described as "embarrassing" and "disgraceful" by former England manager Glenn Hoddle.

His fellow ITV pundit, ex-Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane, called the Madrid player's dive "shocking".

Arnold, who described his side's win as "breathtaking", simply said of Marcelo: "I wish I had such beautiful hair too."

BALE INJURED

Madrid have affirmed that Gareth Bale has endured a calf damage in the wake of experiencing tests at a healing center.

The winger scored in the 5-1 win over Sporting Gijon on Saturday however limped off before half-time in the wake of grumbling of distress in his leg. 

After further tests, Madrid have discharged an announcement uncovering the weight of his issue, however held back before affirming his length of nonappearance.

"After tests on Gareth Bale at the University Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja, the player has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in the soleus of the right leg. The severity of the injury will depends how it evolves."

The harm couldn't have come at a more awful time for Bale, with the forward getting a charge out of some of his finest structure since joining the club in 2013.

Louis Van Gaal has United are capable of lifting the Championship

Manchester United Boss Louis van Gaal has said his side are still in the race for the Premier League title after their 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

United moved into fifth spot, seven points behind table toppers Arsenal, after Wayne Rooney's goal secured each of the three points from a hot match

Van Gaal, asked whether they could in any case win the title, said: "We have a great deal of matches still to go. In any case, we can do it, since we demonstrate each week we can do it."

He said the win at Liverpool was "important" in light of the fact that both Arsenal and second-set Leicester had been held to draws and included: "The gap is seven points. We can conquer that, that's what I'm pondering.

"We have begun the year extremely well, with a considerable measure of wins, and I think this game will give a major support to everybody in nature of Manchester United.

"I trust we can keep winning - that is the reason we arrive."

The boss lauded match-winer Rooney, saying: "A striker who scores is dependably important, and now he is scoring in [four consecutive matches] and we are winning in succession.

"I'm extremely glad for him, additionally for Manchester United. Everybody needs to see Rooney scoring."

Rooney broke the record for the most Premier League goals scored for one club, surpassing Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.

Henry oversaw 175 goals in 258 matches for the Gunners, however Rooney equalled the record by scoring twice against Newcastle in a 3-3 draw midweek.

The England international has now netted five times in United's initial four January matches, and his goals in a United shirt now at 243 goals.