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Jose's mood casts cloud over team

AFP, London
Jose Mourinho's constant carping and foul mood during Manchester United's increasingly tortuous tour of the United States is raising questions about team morale and title hopes just over a week away from the start of the new Premier League season.
Unlike rivals Liverpool and champions Manchester City, two Premier League contenders whose pre-season has included solid preparations and astute transfers, Manchester United watchers see nothing to celebrate as the 55-year-old Portuguese manager prepares for his third term at OldTrafford.
The days when Mourinho used to poke fun at journalists with a twinkle in his eye during press conferences appear long gone, replaced by a litany of complaints as seen following the side's 4-1 humbling by Liverpool on Saturday in their latest outing on the US tour.
Bookmakers are now taking bets on Mourinho becoming the first Premier League manager to be sacked or leave his post this season.
Reports reaching home from the US tour depict players too nervous to talk openly about what they think, with the Daily Telegraph and The Sun claiming those in the squad feel they are
'treading on eggshells".
The Sun cites one case of an unnamed player in a panic asking the TV channel he gave an interview to erase an answer he gave them.
"It's understood the piece of content in question wasn't even contentious and could be considered 'on message' from a club point of view - but it is a measure of the tension being felt on a troubled tour," remarked the Manchester Evening News.
Mourinho has a history of targeting specific players on occasion and Ivorian central defender Eric Bailly has been in his firing line in the United States.
"I don’t think he is a great leader," Mourinho said of Bailly while adding that newly-appointed
captain Antonio Valencia's preparation was below expectations.
He was more critical of French striker Anthony Martial, who he said should have returned to the US tour after going home for the birth of his baby boy.
Mourinho - who having guided United to Europa League and League Cup success in his first season - delivered nothing last term.
Critics suggest he is caught in a repetitive pattern seen at previous clubs where his reign turned sour in the third season. It happened twice at Chelsea where he was sacked in the middle of his third campaign in his second spell there, and it also happened at Real Madrid.
However, Mourinho's biggest cause for complaint - that he has not been given the money for the signings he wanted - has won some sympathy, even from the board despite reportedly strained relations with Ed Woodward, theexecutive vice-chairman.
Relations between Woodward and Mourinho may not be great but there is no suggestion the former wants the latter out, having last January secured his signature on a new contract to June 2020 with the option of a furtheryear.
However, with Mourinho still preferring to live in the luxurious Lowry Hotel than buy a more permanent home, many are suggesting the third season curse could prevail again.