Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo said Jose Mourinho had to intervene after a huge dressing-room bust up with Zlatan Ibrahimovic threatened to get out of hand. Jose Mourinho was talking to Chelsea TV after our victory against PSG when he was surprised by a special guest - Zlatan Ibrahimovic. How refreshing. "I think in the end he was lucky because it was a strong contusion (bruise) and will take a little bit of time to recover.”Mourinho and Swansea counterpart Carlos Carvalhal are the only two Portuguese managers in the Premier League, and have a long-standing friendship.Carvalhal, who has taken Swansea three points clear of the relegation zone since arriving at the Welsh club in December after leaving second-tier Sheffield Wednesday, described Mourinho as the "king of coaches", before the two men enjoyed a cordial phone conversation on Thursday.
The former England international left Burnley at the end of the season after his contract ran out.
Mourinho's words in January, even though he was desperate for a striker, said it all.
Man Utd defender Marcos Rojo has divulged details of a crazy dressing room confrontation with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in which Jose Mourinho played the unlikely role of peacemaker. '"So I also stop and say - 'What did you say to me?' Zlatan starts cursing me.‘I follow it. I learned a lot from him.
"We have the best striker in England," said Mourinho.
We finish the first half and go to the locker room.
Jose Mourinho has brought in Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Joe Hart already this summer... Jose Mourinho has paid tribute to Zlatan Ibrahimovic by declaring his departure from Manchester United a "sad" moment for European football. All I was hearing in that first month or so, while I was acclimatising, were stories about Zlatan,’ Grant told ‘His period at the club had just come to an end but the lads would talk about him constantly.‘“Do you remember when Zlatan did this?” “Do you remember him getting on to such and such in training and he nearly made him cry?” “Do you remember that thing he does, the kung-fu kick over his head?” “Do you remember Zlatan scored that goal?” “Do you remember when he nutmegged that guy and absolutely took the p***?”‘I thought: “Oh my god, who is this Zlatan character?” But that was what it was like all the time.‘I got to meet him in LA but it was literally for five or 10 minutes, just to say hello and ask how he was enjoying America and all the rest of it.‘For me, just to see how the lads interacted with him.
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Where is the line drawn? "For me, it’s always sad when the big players go in the direction of the end," United manager Mourinho told a news conference on Friday. A mess in the locker room.
"I always remember it as one of my saddest moments because I always feel very, very sorry when the big ones finish or go to the last period of their careers. "The 30-year-old then revealed the pair settled their differences the following day - but only after Zlatan showed off his "The next day, early, I was having breakfast. "However, Mourinho added: "This period with Galaxy, these couple of years, will be very good for him and American football.”Meanwhile Mourinho indicated Luke Shaw could win a reprieve despite his recent fierce criticism of the defender.Left-back Ashley Young has been struggling with a knee injury, suffered while on England duty, as United prepare to face Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday, with Shaw his likely deputy.Shaw played in United’s most recent match, a 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory over Brighton on March 17, but was substituted at half-time and then pilloried by Mourinho afterwards.The Portuguese manager accused Shaw of not defending well enough, and giving Brighton too much room down the right flank.Shaw is known to be angry with the way he has been treated, but Mourinho insisted the full-back had not been frozen out.
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