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• Jose posted a message on Instagram in tribute to Claudio Ranieri, and wore the letters ‘CR’ on his top in the press conference. "It’s my little homage to somebody that wrote the most beautiful history of the Premier League,” Mourinho said. “It's difficult to accept.”

• Wayne issued a statement on Thursday confirming he’s staying at United and Jose said: “He did it in exactly the right moment and I think this should be the last question about him until the end of the season.”
  “He's fine, he's training with the team,” Mourinho said. “He was not selected for Saint-Etienne because he was not ready to play but he was ready to have one more important training session and no doubts, he is involved in the game."

• “Michael Carrick is good - his experience was fundamental. He didn't have an injury [against Saint-Etienne], just a little feeling.”

• "Michael Carrick is available,” the boss confirmed. “Clever, experienced, he left the pitch [against Saint-Etienne] in the right moment so Michael’s available. Mkhitaryan’s out and Jones, let's see and decide tomorrow."

• Reaction to Europa League : "It's a bad draw in every aspect,” he said. “It's far and is difficult. It's far and comes in a bad period for us. It's difficult because they are a very difficult team, they had a very good Champions League campaign. They’re defensive and physical but we’ll go for it.”