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Mourinho: Only 'dishonest' players play poorly for managers they don't like

The manager again played down suggestions that his players were not behind him and says the media are calling his players dishonest in the process

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho dismissed suggestions his team were not behind him, saying only "dishonest" players based their performance on whether they liked the boss.

The pressure is again mounting on Mourinho, whose United side are winless in three Premier League games and sit eighth in the table.

They host fourth-placed Arsenal on Wednesday, and a loss would see United fall 11 points behind Unai Emery's men.

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Mourinho had claimed that anything was possible for his side and that they would not need a miracle to finish in the top four , with the chance to make up points on fourth on Wednesday.