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Solskjaer ignited the war of words with Mourinho after the dramatic 3-2 win over Brighton last weekend in a match in which the latter hit all three goal posts five times, saying: “We must be happy because José he is not here to measure the goal. “
The Norwegian who succeeded Mourinho in United training at the end of 2018 after the latter achieved just seven victories under the Portuguese’s leadership of the first 17 games in the League since the start of that season, referring in his speech to what made by his predecessor during Tottenham’s midweek match against Macedonian north Skandia (3- 3-) 1) In the third preliminary round of the “Europa League”.
Mourinho measured the height of the goal, to discover that it was five centimeters shorter than the legal measure, which led to change it, according to the Portuguese after the game.
Solskjaer’s remarks did not go unnoticed by Mourinho, who responded after last weekend’s disappointing 1-1 draw at Newcastle after Tottenham went ahead to injury time before he was awarded a penalty, to the asks if he measured the goal before the game. “No, because I know there is no problem with the players, I think Ole (Solskjaer) was happy on Saturday (after the Brighton game) and he was so surprised by what happened to his team that he told a joke.”
He continued: “But I understand that the goal measure does not matter to him, for him what matters is the measure of the 18-yard area (the penalty area) … I think he prefers 22 yards! For him that would be better.” , referring to a kick. United’s penalty kick scored the winning goal against Brighton in the 10th minute of injury time, after the latter drew 2-2 in the fifth minute of injury time.
Since the start of last season, United’s games have produced 20 penalties, the most of any other Premier League team, including 15 for the “Red Devils,” versus five for teams they have faced since. so.
Certainly this war of words will give Sunday’s game at “Old Trafford” an additional flavor, and the two teams will fight it with great courage after United renewed their victory over Brighton on Wednesday and reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup.
As for Tottenham, they reached the same role at the expense of their neighbor Chelsea through a penalty shoot-out (1-1 in regulation time), before Thursday crossing the qualifying round to the group stage of the “Europa League” .
Both Solskjaer and Mourinho are aware that any failure will be an early blow to their teams’ hopes of staying close to defending champion Liverpool, who emerged victorious from their first three matches, as did their neighbor Everton, led by Italian coach Carlo. Ancelotti and a group of new players, Leicester City, who currently lead on goal difference.
Tottenham have accumulated 4 points from three games so far, while United have three points from two games in fourteenth place directly behind arch rival Manchester City, which was coming off a humiliating home loss at the hands of Leicester City 2-5.
“Marathon, not a sprint”
Following their tough opening stage win against returning 4-3 Leeds United, Liverpool showed their willingness to defend the title they won for the first time in 30 years, defeating Chelsea away from home 2-0 and then the Arsenal 3-1.
Ahead of his visit to Aston Villa on Sunday, German manager Jurgen Klopp hoped that “the race is open, Chelsea will be there (in the title fight), Arsenal, Tottenham, these teams will always be there.”
He said: “There will be difficult times for us and the other teams, and it is a question of how you will respond, and do things the right way, it is a marathon and not a sprint, and you have to go through a lot of times (difficult and good guys), I have no idea who is going to win, but I know a lot of teams will try. “
But the German is well aware that his team’s chances of retaining the league title for the first time since 1984 will be very high if his main competitors continue their swing campaign, especially Manchester City, who gave up the title last season after. finishing runner-up against Liverpool by 18 points.
The first games of the season showed the fragility of the defense of Spanish coach Josep Guardiola, which led him to sign Portuguese central Robin Diach from Benfica, after realizing that the inclusion of Dutchman Nathan Aky from Bournemouth this summer was not enough .
Guardiola’s side regained some of their spirits midweek by beating host Burnley 3-0 in the League Cup final price, and they hope to repeat the affair when it comes to Leeds United on Saturday before return to the Etihad Stadium for a high-powered match with Arsenal, two-game winners. Of the three, he meets at home on Sunday from Sheffield.
Despite the many contracts they made to include Germans Timo Werner, Kay Havertz, Ben Chilwell, Brazilian Thiago Silva and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, Chelsea have so far achieved a victory in three matches and will look to the second Saturday when they open. the stage in front of your guest and neighbor Crystal Palace.
There will be a chance for Everton to be temporarily alone in the lead when they host Brighton on Saturday, hoping Leicester will play at home to West Ham on Sunday.
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