Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he inherited a good group of players from predecessor Louis van Gaal, but that they lacked the happiness and belief that they have since discovered. That edge is something he says was missing in the players he inherited when he joined the club last July. "The group was a nice group, honestly, good people, good boys, committed people, I think Mr. Van Gaal left here a good group of boys with very good relations between them and that I got in my hands. When the new players, when they arrive they will find a group more ready to go for big things." Asked whether it was a mistake to let Schneiderlin leave mid-season, Mourinho said it was hard to keep players who wanted a move.

Source: India Today April 28, 2017 17:15 UTC