Premier League: "I'm not the Special One, I'm Marco Silva" - New Hull boss rejects Mourinho comparisons
Marco Silva distanced himself from comparisons with Jose Mourinho as he aims to lead Hull City to Premier League survival.
New Hull City manager Marco Silva has rejected comparisons to Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.
Silva was appointed as the replacement for Mike Phelan on Thursday and takes over a Hull side that sits bottom of the Premier League, three points adrift of safety.
The 39-year-old has enjoyed much success in his managerial career so far, leading Estoril to promotion to Portugal's Primeira Liga and two subsequent top-five finishes, before winning the Taca de Portugal with Sporting CP.
Premier League: Mourinho - Schweinsteiger will get chances to play in January
Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger will be handed the chance to play his part in this month's busy run of fixtures.
Bastian Schweinsteiger is set to receive first-team opportunities for Manchester United during January, manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed.
The 32-year-old has only played four minutes of action since March - as a late substitute in November's EFL Cup win over West Ham – having previously been exiled by the manager at the start of the season.
But Mourinho has revealed Schweinsteiger's positive attitude, fitness and the United's busy stretch of fixtures this month make it likely he will see more regular action.
Pep Guardiola: What was all that about?
Pep Guardiola and Mike Dean disagree
You don’t exactly have to be an expert in body language to come to the conclusion that Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola is not in a particularly good place at the moment. Or is he?
What is most interesting, however, about this recent “ ‘Kevin-esque’ – you’re so unfair” display can be found in its timing and motivation rather than its content.
Premier League: Pogba - I'm the most expensive player, but I'm no way near the best
Sambou Tati, que comandou o jogador mais caro do mundo no passado, não se surpreende com o sucesso do francês
Paul Pogba believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eden Hazard, Neymar and Luis Suarez are the most likely candidates to break the dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on football's top individual prizes.
Either Messi or Ronaldo has claimed the last nine Ballons d'Or while both are up for the newly-created FIFA Best award, announced on Monday, after stellar years in 2016.