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Manchester United may have broken world transfer record – but train in car park ahead of Northampton clash

JOSE Mourinho tried to get the the wheels rolling on Manchester United's season - by having them train in a CAR PARK. 
The Red Devils recently became the first British side to record revenue of more than £500m in a single year and broke the transfer record this summer with the £89million signing of Paul Pogba.
 Jose Mourinho and Manchester United train in a car park
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Jose Mourinho and Manchester United train in a car parkCredit: Social
 Jose Mourinho stands in the car park watching his charges
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Jose Mourinho stands in the car park watching his charges
 The Daventry Court Hotel where Jose Mourinho put his United players through their paces
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The Daventry Court Hotel where Jose Mourinho put his United players through their pacesCredit: Google

They are valued at £2.5bn, making them the fifth most valuable sports team in the world.

But today they were snapped training in a parking lot ahead of their EFL Cup second round tie away at Northampton Town.

It is a world away from the lavish settings they are used to at their state of the art AON Training Complex at Carrington in Manchester.

United travelled down to Northampton on Tuesday and stayed at the four-star Daventry Court hotel, where a double room costs around £104 per night.

But Jose Mourinho was pictured on Snapchat making his players stretch for around 10 minutes earlier today ahead of tonight's match at Sixfields.

Manchester United are under pressure to overcome League One Northampton Town, who have a superb home record, after descending into freefall three successive defeats in all competitions.

Sunday afternoon's defeat to Watford was only the third time "Special One" Mourinho has lost three games in a row, and the first time since 2002 when he was manager of Porto.

German giants Borussia Dortmund prepared for their Champions League tie with Arsenal in 2014 by training in London's Regent's Park.

Despite questions around Jose Mourinho's management style, and amid rumours he made his players train in the car park as a punishment, the Portuguese has said he will not panic.

 The 7,000 capacity Sixfields stadium where Northampton lost on Saturday for the first time in 31 games
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The 7,000 capacity Sixfields stadium where Northampton lost on Saturday for the first time in 31 gamesCredit: Getty Images
 The wheels have come off after a good start under Jose Mourinho
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The wheels have come off after a good start under Jose MourinhoCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
 Fans are demanding Wayne Rooney's head after three consecutive defeats, but he is set to start tonight
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Fans are demanding Wayne Rooney's head after three consecutive defeats, but he is set to start tonightCredit: Reuters
 United's superstars are more accustomed to the luxury surroundings of their Carrington training complex
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United's superstars are more accustomed to the luxury surroundings of their Carrington training complexCredit: Alamy

He said: ""I have this capacity of balance. Balance is, for me, not running around the pitch when we were winning a couple of matches and nobody sees now me being too depressed.

"I'm sad. Obviously, I'm sad but, as I was telling the players, there is only one way.

"At 10:30 in the morning, we have a training session and we have to be there. They have to work, they have to show themselves with a certain kind of attitude towards negative moments."

 

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