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Fed up with Jose already? Make your peace with it, this ride’s only just begun.
‘I’m delighted José’s back’: Premier League managers react to Mourinho’s Spurs move – video
More from Ole. “It’s good to have Jose back, definitely – especially for you guys, maybe for me because you can talk and write about everything else! And for Mauricio, it’s always sad when one of your colleagues, a good man, you lose your job before Christmas. It’s never nice to see so I just wish him all the best. In football you can never be surprised at anything, or you can’t be shocked at anything. For me, I’ve just got to focus on us.”
Manchester United travel to Sheffield United on Sunday. They’ll do so without star turn Paul Pogba. His ankle is no longer in a cast, but he’s only just started to step up his fitness programme. “It’ll still be a few weeks,” says Solskjaer. “We hope to see him in 2019.” Meanwhile Scott McTominay is out for “a couple of weeks” with an ankle injury of his own.
Does it bother Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that Mauricio Pochettino – so often linked with the Manchester United gig – is now available? “No. It doesn’t bother me at all. I’ve got the best job in the world. I’m sure if you’re in a job, or out of a job, and you’re a manager, you want this job. So it doesn’t really matter. I’ve got to focus on my job and do as well as I can. I speak with the owners all the time about how we’re going to move the club forward. That doesn’t change if some other clubs change.”
Beep beep! What’s that noise? It’s Barry Glendenning, backing up with a truckload of salt. He’s not convinced about the rumour linking Mourinho with the superannuated Zlatan Ibrahimovic, you see. He has much better transfer gossip, and it’s all in today’s super soaraway Rumour Mill.
Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino has been saying his goodbyes.
Poor Poch. Photograph: Twitter
There’s no shame in shedding a few tears, you know.
No,
you’re crying. Photograph: Twitter
Mourinho takes Spurs to West Ham tomorrow. His first Premier League match at home comes the following Saturday, when he welcomes Bournemouth. Eddie Howe is already looking forward to that one. “You always welcome the best back into the league, it makes the league better. I was as surprised as everybody else watching from afar, but Jose is an unbelievable manager and it’s great he’s back. It’s not ideal timing for us to go to Tottenham, but it is what it is, and we’ll relish that challenge. For me he’s one of the all-time greats and he’s certainly got a lot more to give.” (Non-Jose-related aside: Bournemouth host Wolves tomorrow.)
We should stress that other Tottenham Hotspur nightwear is available. Forty quid for a special onesie. Twenty-five bar for cockerel-splattered moccasin slippers. A “waffle robe”; that sounds right up Jose’s alley. They’ll be flying off the shelves. This’ll pay for Mourinho’s £13m-a-year contract in no time.
Where else to start but here? So many questions. Can Wilfried Zaha prosper against depleted leaders Liverpool? Will Teemu Pukki prosper at Goodison Park? Is there any chance of Chelsea upsetting Manchester City? All this and more. Clickity click, be about your business. And enjoy!
Preamble
Morning everyone, and welcome to the Friday football blog. The Premier League returns tomorrow after a fortnight’s hiatus. Jose Mourinho’s back, too, after 11 months away. God we’ve missed the Premier League.
Anyway, all the latest news and views to come. Plus the thunderingly underwhelming draw for the Euro 2020 qualification play-offs. That’s happening at 11am GMT. Counting down the minutes already. OK, let’s go.
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