Jose Mourinho has insisted that he won’t force any player to leave in January. A number of players, including the likes of Memphis Depay, Ashley Young, Marouane Fellaini, haven’t featured this season so frequently.
Bastian Schweinsteiger, who had been frozen out by the Portuguese, recently made his comeback to the team against west Ham United in the EFL Cup quarterfinal. Mourinho later claimed that the German midfielder might not leave the club when the transfer window opens.
The unavailability of Eric Bailly and Chris Smalling came as a boon for Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones as Mourinho has been using them as the first choice centre back for the past couple of matches. However, the future of Matteo Darmian and Morgan Schneiderlin is hanging in balance as it seems the Portuguese gaffer is not impressed by them.
Mourinho said, “I will not push anyone because nobody deserves that
“The way they work, they don’t deserve that.
“On Wednesday I was in my hotel and my assistants came here to train the group of five who were not selected and stayed here. They told me what I expected — amazing effort, amazing commitment, amazing professionalism.
“Memphis Depay, Ashley Young, Marouane Fellaini — the people who stay here were fantastic.
“It hurts me not to select them, so you see that sometimes I do a little bit of rotation. One day I play one, another day I leave one at home, then put one on the bench.
“Nobody deserves to be pushed, for me to say ‘it’s better for you to leave.'”
