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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho and transfer target Gareth Bale share ‘awkward handshake’ ahead of Uefa Super Cup
Real Madrid were 2-1 victors in Skopje thanks to goals from Casemiro and Isco
JOSE MOURINHO came face-to-face with his No1 summer target in Skopje — but their meeting didn’t quite go as planned.
The Manchester United boss shook every opposition player’s hand ahead of the Uefa Super Cup.
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However, when it came to Gareth Bale — a player he has openly courted — it just didn’t work.
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Mourinho held his hand out as he walked past Luka Modric, who he signed for Real Madrid back in 2011.
But the Welshman took a little longer to notice.
And, when the moment of contact arrived, Bale could only find Mourinho’s wrist.
It was pretty much the only foot — or any other body part — the three-time Champions League-winner put wrong all night as Real Madrid strolled to success.
Casemiro opened the scoring for the European champions before Bale set up Isco to score a sublime second.
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Ahead of the game, Mourinho admitted he would “fight” for the former Tottenham man had he been left out of the starting XI by Zinedine Zidane.
He had claimed an omission would have been signal of a willingness to sell.
However, after Bale started and starred in Los Blancos’ 2-1 win, Mourinho accepted it was “game over” in his pursuit.
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