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Mourinho buys time with miracle win

JOSE Mourinho was given a stay of execution as Manchester United staged a stirring fightback to beat Newcastle 3-2 while Tottenham recovered from their European misery with a 1-0 victory over Cardiff.

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Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (R) gestures to Manchester United's French midfielder Paul Pogba as he arrives on the pitch ahead of the UEFA Europa League group A football match between Manchester United and Zorya Luhansk at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, north-west England, on September 29, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS

Mourinho on Pogba: ‘He didn’t play well’

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has dismissed media speculation of a rift with Paul Pogba as a “big lie” and says that the midfielder is well aware of the need to improve following a series below-par displays.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on September 15, 2015 shows Juventus' midfielder from France Paul Pogba celebrating a goal during a UEFA Champions League group stage football match between Manchester City and Juventus at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, north-west England. French superstar Paul Pogba on August 9, 2016 completed a sensational return to Manchester United from Juventus for a reported world record fee. United said Pogba had signed a five-year contract but did not give the cost which British media have put at 89 million pounds ($116.4 million, 105 million euros), not including agent's fee. / AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF

Pogba suspended for season opener

WORLD-record signing Paul Pogba will not be available for Manchester United’s first game of the EPL season as he is serving a ban carried over from his time at Juventus.

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