MANCHESTER United players and staff are crying foul after Jose Mourinho “effectively cancelled Christmas”.
With his multimillionaire stars having grown accustomed to either quick morning training sessions or, as with under previous boss Louis van Gaal no training at all on Christmas day, the Special One has changed things up.
And not everyone is happy about it.
Rather than the usual approach of training at Carrington, United’s base, Mourinho has ordered the session takes place at Old Trafford in order to properly prepare for the visit of Sunderland on Boxing Day.
Plus, not only are they training – the session will be at 4.30pm, meaning players can’t spend the afternoon with loved ones. It also means, with training to be held at Old Trafford, club staff must report for work to prepare as opposed to getting the entire day off if it had been at Carrington.
A source told the Sun: “Everyone is seriously p***** off. They’ve never heard anything like it – not even under Fergie.
“All the staff are used to coming in and sorting training out at Carrington but having it at Old Trafford adds a whole new level of organisation and brings more staff in.
“Jose’s had a face like thunder at the training ground for most of the season and is clearly not happy with results.
“Some staff will even have to stay later on to sort out the pitch and stadium for the next day’s home game. He’s effectively cancelled Christmas.”
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