Jose Mourinho believes the Premier League is Manchester City's to lose following spending spree
Jose Mourinho believes the Premier League is Manchester City's to lose following spending spree
The Special One praises Manuel Pellegrini's summer signings - and then
says winning the title this season will be one of his best achievements
Welcome arrivals: Alvaro Negredo, Stevan Jovetic and Jesus Navas feature in Hong Kong
Jessica Hromas
Jose Mourinho last night fired his first mind-games shot at Manuel
Pellegrini by suggesting the title is Manchester City's to lose, from Martin Lipton in Jakarta.
The returning Blues boss pointed to City's £100million summer spending spree to claim ripping the crown from Pelligrini's grasp would represent his "best" managerial achievement. City have already landed Brazilian midfielder Fernadinho,
Spanish pair Jesus Navas and Alvaro Negredo and Montenegrin schemer
Stevan Jovetic to bolster the squad built by Roberto Mancini.
And Mourinho, still confident of signing Wayne Rooney before deadline
day, cranked up the pre-season pressure as he said: "I know the players
City have bought and they are players without surprises. They are more
than ready. That where you'll finish! Jose Mourinho believes the title in City's to lose
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"If you see their ages, their maturity, they are in the perfect moment of their career to go to England.
"They have no need for adaptation, no need of work to learn the
project. They are players at the top of their careers, experienced but
still young, so I think they've bought very very well.
"So of course people should be expecting more of them, with their experience, than my young team.
"Young players are not at the best they will be. They need to learn, they need time to get to the top. Unveiling: Manuel Pellegrini and Fernandinho post for pictures earlier this month
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"But Navas and Negredo are two world champions, two European
champions, Jovetic has been one of the best in Serie A for more than two
years, Fernandinho has big experience.
"They bought very well. That doesn't surprise me, because they have
the money to buy but also the knowledge. They have people in the club
that know a lot about football.
"In my first spell you were always putting pressure on me saying:
'You buy this, you spend that, you buy the title'. So I hope now it is
on the other side."
Mourinho added: "When people ask what it will mean if we win the title, I say there are no 'ifs' - either we win or we don't.
"It would be different. It can be better because I always say that the best trophy you have is the most recent one.
"If we win this season, with this group, it will be the best for many reasons."
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