United boss warns he will not weaken rivals
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has said that the club’s days of buying rival’s players are behind them.
In the past, United have signed players such as Robin van Persie from Arsenal and Juan Mata from Chelsea to strengthen their squad, but also to weaken their rivals around them.
“Football has changed in the three years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. This is the new football,” Mourinho said.
“Do you think I can go to Tottenham and buy two players to kill Tottenham? I can’t. I cannot go to Arsenal and buy their two best players, or go to Chelsea and bring two of the players that I love very, very much. That time is over.
“The situation where you could start to become the champions by attacking your opponents is over in this country. If you get a player from a top club, you only get a player those clubs don’t want to keep.
“You cannot attack your rivals any more. It used to be that when one of the big clubs was getting stronger, another of the big clubs was getting weaker.
