Get used to it.
That seems to be the resounding message from Jamie Carragher to Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, who has been moaning about the piling up of fixtures for his side in recent weeks.
Mourinho, who oversaw a 1-1 draw with Swansea on Sunday afternoon, has complained about the fact that United had to play nine games in April but Carragher believes that such frequency is going to be typical of teams who intend to battle on all fronts, both European and domestic.
“At Manchester United you have players who are used to playing that amount of games,” Carragher said on Monday Night Football. “I think seven or eight teams in Europe have played nine games in April.
“If you’re a Manchester United manager you want to play nine games in April because it shows you’re performing, you’re still in competitions, you’re still going for things.”
He continued too.
“I don’t see anything out of the ordinary there in the number of games played. It shows you’re successful, and if United could play 63, 64 games this season, last year they played 59. That’s not a massive difference.
“Yeah, they’re complaining but it shows they’re doing well and that is the norm, especially going forward for Manchester United, especially if they want to get back into the Champions League.”
That didn’t go well for Pardew…
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