Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho has six ‘chosen ones’ in his team, the rest must fight - Blind

JOSE MOURINHO has six untouchables in his Manchester United squad.

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That is the view of former Holland manager Danny Blind, who’s son, Daley, plays for Manchester United. 

Mourinho’s side continued their impressive start to the season after thrashing Crystal Palace 4-0 at Old Trafford yesterday afternoon. 

Juan Mata, Marouane Fellaini (2) and Romelu Lukaku bagged the goals to ensure Manchester remained unbeaten this term and top of the Premier League table. 

But Blind reckons has his ‘chosen ones’ at the club, which he will not rotate.

David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Nemanja Matic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lukaku all lined up for United in the victory over Roy Hodgson’s struggling Eagles. 

They are David De Gea, Antonio Valencia, Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, who is currently injured, Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Danny Blind

And Blind believes the quintet, along with the injured Paul Pogba, are Mourinho’s go-to men. 

Referring to the six stars on Dutch TV network ZiggoSport, Blind said: "They are David De Gea, Antonio Valencia, Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, who is currently injured, Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

"For Mourinho, that is the frame of his side. Valencia is also his captain. Around these six chosen ones, he keeps changing the players.

"Sometimes he makes a choice between Marcus Rashford or Anthony Martial. Sometimes it is [Daley] Blind or Ashley Young or, rarely, Matteo Darmian."

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Jose Mourinho has six 'chosen ones' at Manchester United - Danny Blind

He also singled Mkhitaryan out for praise, insisting he is one player who deserves to play every week. 

“People talk about Lukaku, who gets a lot of goals. But you need a player who provides all the assists, who feeds the big goalscorer,” Blind added. 

“He is so important for United. He keeps the tempo in the game, he is deadly with his one touch football near the box and he always has an eye for every situation in front of goal.”

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