Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has
confirmed that players who are part of his plans
are given game time during preseason.
The former Chelsea manager explained that those
who are not in his thinking would not be given a
"single minute" of action. That could worry the
likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Adnan
Januzaj, who did not feature against Galatasaray.
Speaking to MUTV after the 5-2 win over
Galatasaray in Gothenburg, Mourinho was asked
about players who came on and whether or not
they had demonstrated they are in his plans.
He replied: "Well, if they were not in my plans, I
would not give them one single minute. I wouldn't
keep them in my squad."
To date, only Bastian Schweinsteiger, Chris
Smalling and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson are yet
to feature under Mourinho.
He added that players with a squad mentality
would be valued, explaining: "To be in the squad,
you have to understand that the squad is more
important than the individual, the club is more
important than all of us."
Marcus Rashford became a regular starter under
former manager Louis van Gaal at the end of last
season but, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh
Mkhitaryan having arrived in attacking positions,
the 18-year-old was a substitute against
Galatasaray.
The England forward came on at half-time and
was impressive, winning a penalty, which was
scored by Wayne Rooney to give United a 3-2
lead.
Rashford claimed that he is happy to see
Ibrahimovic at United, explaining: "It's been a
massive help being with him, day in and day out.
There is a lot to learn from him and hopefully I
can bring those things to my game."
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