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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Peter Fitzpatrick

Manchester United face ghosts of their past as Jose Mourinho aims to push Erik ten Hag to the edge

Manchester United take on Fenerbahce with Erik ten Hag, once again, in desperate need of a victory to both ease the pressure on his position and kickstart his side’s Europa League campaign. To do so, they will have to vanquish several ghosts of their past in Istanbul, notably Jose Mourinho.

The Special One - who took over the Turkish giants in the summer - is ready to “welcome” his former club and Ten Hag to town. Mourinho told reporters at his pre-match press conference that he “wishes the best to Man United since the moment I left”, but getting one over them, as he has with Porto and Real Madrid, would surely make him smile.

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