Jose Mourinho has spoken about Alexis Sanchez, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Manchester United's FA Cup tie against Yeovil Town on Friday night,
In his pre-match press conference, Mourinho played down talk of a move for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, saying only one club can have him.
"To put some water on the fire, I would say Cristiano is the kind of player that every manager wants, every club wants, but only one manager can have and only one club can have - Zidane and Real Madrid. That's my feeling." he said via Manchester United's official website.
Mourinho then confirmed that new signing Alexis Sanchez would be included in the squad to face Yeovil tomorrow evening, hailing the player as one of the best attackers in world football.
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When asked what position Sanchez would play, Mourinho said:
"Everywhere, in the attacking positions. I know him for many many years, I was with him in Italy at Udinese, in Spain, when he was at Barcelona, in England, when he was at Arsenal, so our careers are almost made in the same countries simultaneously, so I know him very very well." he said in his press conference.
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"I saw him play on the right, on the left, as a striker and behind the striker, these are Alexis' positions.
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I saw him play different tactical systems, different philosophies of different managers, I saw him successful in every country with every manager and every position so he's a player that becomes more than a player because of that motivation, he can play in four different positions."
Mourinho also labelled Mkhitaryan a "fantastic" player and admitted that he was happy for the Arsenal player:
"I lost a fantastic player, Mr Wenger lost a fantastic player. I got a fantastic player, Mr Wenger got a fantastic player, so it was a great deal for everybody.
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"I believe Micki is going to be even better than for us. Why? Because one-and-a-half years in England, adapted. Because of the way they play. That's why I'm also happy for him.
"Could he perform better with us, could I take more from his talent, maybe, could he give a little more also to adapt to us, maybe but I don't think regrets, he's in our history, so good feeling for everybody and a very specific transfer between rivals in a big country which I have to say must happen more times."
Thoughts on Mourinho's comments about Cristiano Ronaldo? Would Manchester United fans like to see him back at Old Trafford?
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