Some players will never make it at Manchester United – Mourinho

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has admitted some players will never make the standard he expects for the club.

Mourinho is ready to make changes this summer, as he attempts to close the gap between United and champions Manchester City.

However, he accepts that he cannot offload all the players he believes are not up to scratch.

Asked if he needs more quality or a better mindset in his squad, Mourinho replied: “Both. How many points separate us from Manchester City? Not two, three or four. A lot of points. I think we need both things that you mentioned. Some of the people we have, they have to be more consistent in their performance and we need more quality.

“I trust some more than others that can bridge that gap. I worked with the players for a couple of years. I know them better than anyone.

“Of course, some of the players I am totally convinced are going to make it. Some others, I have good hopes that they are going to make it. And some others, I don’t believe they are going to make it.

“Unless there is a perfect squad where you buy one goalkeeper, you don’t like and you buy another one. You buy a central defender, you don’t like, and you buy another one. Unless you can do that, and you go in the direction of the perfect squad, you have to keep players you don’t love and players you don’t totally believe have the level of the squad.

“If you go to the Premier League managers – I don’t say every one, but I say the majority of them – they will tell you the same. In my squad, I have some players where I would like to have better than what I have. That’s basic.”

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