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Man United v Juventus: Jose Mourinho walks to the stadium to beat traffic

David Cooper

22:56 23/10/2018

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho arrived at Old Trafford on foot for his side’s Champions League clash with Juventus.

The Red Devils were caught in severe traffic ahead of kick-off so the Portuguese decided to walk the rest of the way to the stadium.

UEFA fined United 15,000 euros for showing up late to a 0-0 draw against Valencia earlier this month, causing a five-minute delay to the kick-off.

Mourinho cited the lack of police escorts for the delay on that occasion, but even after switching hotels ahead of this fixture, United struggled to arrive on time.

“We changed hotel. The players are in the bus for 45 minutes,” Mourinho told BT Sport.

“I walked with a hoodie in the middle of the fans, no one recognised me.

“Juve are having the same kind of problem. I informed the UEFA delegate about the problem.”

Juventus however, arrived at the stadium around 15 minutes ahead of United.

 

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