According to the Daily Mirror UK, the Special One, who will begin pre-season training at Carrington on July 7 before leaving with his squad for its pre-season tour on July 18, wants players that will be sacked to choose themselves with poor performances during the pre-season.
“Jose Mourinho has contacted all of Manchester United’s players to assure them they will get a chance to prove themselves to him.
“Mourinho has sent text messages to each of United’s squad, indicating he will not make any judgments on them until he has seen them play.
“That includes midfielder Juan Mata, whom Mourinho sold to United from Chelsea in 2014, because of the Spaniard’s perceived lack of industry.”
Despite that, Mourinho is understood to be willing to give Mata, who failed to make Spain’s squad for Euro 2016, a chance to show he has developed the required work ethic.
Mirror UK reports that players who are presently at risk of the axe from Mourinho include Bastian Schweinsteiger, Marouane Fellaini, Matteo Darmian and Memphis Depay, as the Special One looks to shape his own squad after taking over from Louis van Gaal.
United return to pre-season training on July 7 and will train for 10 days at the AON Training Complex before leaving for their pre-season tour of the Far East on July 18.
Mourinho’s first game as United boss is against Borussia Dortmund in Shangahi on July 22, before the eagerly-awaited clash against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in Beijing on July 25.
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