Manager Manchester United Jose Mourinho urged the club's management to spend more money to acquire new players.

Jose Mourinho believes that the management of Manchester United must spend more money in the transfer market to reduce the backlog of Manchester City.

"It's one thing to be a big club, and quite another to be a big football team. These are two different things, "said Mourinho.

"This is the second year when we are trying to rebuild a football team that is not one of the best in the world. Manchester City buys flank defenders at the price of attackers. When you talk about big football clubs, then you mean the history of the club ".

When the journalist noted that after the appointment of Mourinho Manchester United spent about 300 million pounds, the Portuguese added: "This is not enough. And the prices for large clubs are different from the prices for other clubs. So historically large clubs are usually punished in the market because of their history ".

Since the summer of 2016, Manchester United spent 314 million pounds on the acquisition of new players, and Manchester City - 416 million pounds.

After 20 matches Manchester United scored 43 points and is second in the Premier League standings, behind Manchester City for 12 points. In this case, the team of Pep Guardiola has a match in reserve.

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