Manchester United to face Brighton in their second Premier League clash.
The Red Devil’s boss Jose Mourinho confirms Paul Pogba will captain Man United.
Paul Pogba
"The truth is we are together for two years and a couple of weeks and I’ve never been so happy with him as I am now, that’s the truth.
“I cannot demand more from him, I cannot ask more from him, he came here on a Monday, trained three days, I asked for his support for his contribution in an important match for us when the team had difficulties.”
“He did it better and for more time than we could expect, when he says he did it for the fans and for the team is exactly what I want, is exactly what I demand from my players.
“He’s working well, playing well, he does for the fans, he does for the team and that’s what I want, to play for the team and I couldn’t be happier than what I am.”
Nemanja Matic, Jesse Lingard, Antonio Valencia
Matic and Valencia they are training with the team since yesterday, fully fit but not yet to play or even to be selected, I think.
And that’s it
Apart from that, of course some of the boys are in a better condition, some of them before Leicester trained three days and after this good long working week they are in a better condition.
Training
"Our training has been really, really good all week and we go [to Brighton] to win, obviously. That is our main objective."
Brighton
“Looking to it, three months ago we lost there, we lost 1-0, great coach, Chris, good players, good team, beautiful stadium but difficult to play.
“They know how to play, they kept the same team, bought a few new players, the style is the same and the fact they lost the first match they are working for a reaction, to improve their game.
“So [it’s] a difficult match for us, but we are confident, the training was really really good all week.
Darmian
"He's always an option for us, he's always a reliable player. He's a fantastic professional. He's a guy that is loved in the group, so, for me in the end it's good news if Matteo is not leaving."
“I don’t think he will go, and he cannot have any bad feeling towards us because we opened the door for him in case his desire was to go but it looks like it’s not going to end in a transfer and for me is good news that Matteo is staying.
“He’s always an option for us, a reliable player, we know that his performance level is that one, we know he always does a job for the team, right back, left back, starting player on the bench, he always does it.
“He’s loved in the group by his human nature, too.”
Pogba's post-Leicester comments
"I don’t care. I repeat: I want him to play well, I want him to play for that team,,the fans, and that is what it is.
“He’s working extremely well here but I have to say in his defence, write what you want about him, me, please don’t say lies, don’t put him in a situation that people can think he’s not a polite, educated guy, he is.
“He never had a fight with me.
“We never had a harsh exchange of words, everything is respected, I have no problems at all.”
Pogba's 'fine' comments
“You have to ask Paul.
“I’m here for two years and a couple of months and the only player that was fined was Anthony Martial, so is not easy to be fined here, so you have to ask him.
“I’m not going to ask him.
“I want him to work the way he is doing and play the way he is doing and that’s all that matters.”
"I am very confident but if he doesn’t that’s football.
“If his objective is to play for the team, for the fans, if this is the objective he has the right of a bad match, everybody has a bad day and has little ups and downs in the performance level.
“And going back to the question is he the captain? No. Antonio Valencia.
“He has conditions to be captain in the future, and in the continuity of this he was the captain and he will be the captain again but when Antonio comes back he will be the captain.”
