Updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-off at Old TraffordManchester United board back Mourinho as managerAnd you can email Rob with your thoughts 4.34pm BST When Mourinho goes, Eddie Howe should be on the shortlist to replace him. Related: Tottenham v Cardiff, Leicester v Everton and more: clockwatch – live! 4.34pm BST Ashley Young replaces the Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia, who is not in the squad.Man Utd (4-3-3) De Gea; Young, Bailly, Smalling, Shaw; McTominay, Matic, Pogba; Rashford, Lukaku, Martial.Substitutes: Romero, Lindelof, Mata, Pereira, Fred, Fellaini, Alexis. 4.21pm BST He’s still in charge, then. It comes to something when Mike Ashley’s Newcastle United look like the model club in any given fixture, but that’s the case today. There’s not much new to say about the shambles at Manchester United, except that Gary Neville’s compelling vituperation last night may make more people realise that there are bigger villains in this story than Jose Mourinho.It seems Mourinho won’t be sacked this weekend, whatever happens in this game, but it’s unlikely to be long before somebody prints a P45 with his name on it. The nature of modern life makes it almost impossible for managers to come back from the brink as they once could. In this age of breaking news and exaggerated drama, the actual football sometimes feels like filler between bulletins, and this match is a backdrop to the Mourinho story rather than the other way round. Sad! Related: Manchester United back José Mourinho and have no plans to remove manager Continue readingread full article
