Manchester United stars return home on nine-hour flight after US pre-season tour… but are due to play in Norway in just THREE days
MANCHESTER UNITED stars return home from their pre-season tour of America.
Jose Mourinho’s squad look jet-lagged at Manchester airport after a gruelling nine-hour flight from Maryland.
Manchester United newboy Romelu Lukaku returns from the club’s pre-season tour of AmericaZenpixAnthony Martial is the only Manchester United player not wearing the official tracksuitZenpix
Eric Bailly seems relaxed after learning he will miss the Super Cup clash against Real Madrid on August 8 and United’s first Champions League group match.
The defender was suspended for United’s Europa League final win over Ajax last season for his red card against Celta Vigo in the semi-final, and has had his ban extended by Uefa.
Hoods are up for Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial, Marouane Fellaini and Mourinho as they enter rainy Manchester.
Romelu Lukaku, Jesse Lingard, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, David de Gea and Marcos Rojo are also seen trudging through the airport.
But Martial looks like a fish out of water without the full United tracksuit on, instead wearing a plain black T-Shirt and white hoodie.
No sooner are United returning home than they are jetting off again.
Paul Pogba lumbers his suitcase through Manchester airportZenpixEric Bailly looks relaxed despite learning Uefa have extended his ban to three gamesZenpixManchester United star Jesse Lingard trudges through the airport after his nine-hour flightZenpixJose Mourinho has his hood up and full Manchester United tracksuit on as he returns from the club’s pre-season US tourZenpix
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The Red Devils travel to Oslo, Norway for Sunday’s match against Valerenga IF, and face Sampdoria in Dublin on August 2 in their last pre-season fixture.
Marouane Fellaini has his hood up at the ready for the rainy Manchester weatherZenpixRomelu Lukaku has hit the ground running at Manchester United and scored in pre-seasonZenpixHenrikh Mkhitaryan drags his luggage through Manchester airportZenpix
Paris Saint-Germain target Neymar proved his worth to the Catalans by bagging the winning goal.
And Mourinho believes it would be money well spent for the French giants.
He said: “I always thought the problem is not what you pay for these kind of [top] players, I don’t think the problem is what you pay for Pogba, I don’t think the problem is going to pay crazy for Neymar.”
But the United boss fumed at the rising cost of players he does NOT consider to be “world class”.
Manchester United keeper David de Gea returns with the rest of the squad despite uncertainty over his futureZenpixManchester United defender Marcos Rojo looks tired after his nine-hour flightZenpixJose Mourinho stands by his car as he waits for his luggage to be returned to himZenpix
He added: “I think the problem is with the other group which is a big group because players like Pogba, there is one or two [big] transfers [like that] per transfer window.
“The other ones are where you have 100 transfers and for me that is the dangerous area of the market.
“Some clubs are paying or they don’t buy because they don’t accept the numbers that are now ruling the market, or to do it they have to go the same levels and for me that’s what worries me a little bit because now we speak about £30m, £40m, £50m in such an easy way.”
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