And, in their last match, they lost in the Italian Super Cup to AC Milan, missing out on their first domestic trophy for two years. tures, results and live match commentaryRelated Articleslindel-onVictor Lindelof's transfer to Manchester United still ON, according to reports in Portuguese pressreds are jam-in'Manchester United line up summer swoop for Real Madrid's James Rodriguez - and are told he'll cost ?£50mSchneid moveEverton's pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin looks doomed with Man United preferring to sell abroadMARC OF RESPECTJose Mourinho tells Marcus Rashford he has faith in him - and will not be buying another strikerLISTEN TO WHOAnthony Martial poses happily with girlfriend on New Year's Eve only hours after being warned by Jose Mourinho Zlatan Ibrahimovic also rates his fellow Swede, asked recently about the development of his fellow countryman, the striker was more than complimentary. James Rodriguez has a lot of talent - Is he on his way to the PremRelated Storiesdeal me inArsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and ALL Premier League clubs - get the latest transfer news, updates and gossiptv timesWhere can I watch West Ham vs Manchester United: and when is it onMARC OF RESPECTJose Mourinho tells Marcus Rashford he has faith in him - and will not be buying another strikerSWEDISH MEATBALLSUnited striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic reckons he has made his doubters 'eat their balls' in 2016Danny HigginbothamIt's Fergie time (again), Liverpool can cope without Sadio Mane and Pep Guardiola lacks the players for his system Getty Images5James Rodriguez's agent is Jorge Mendes, the same as Jose MourinhoGetty Images5Jose Mourinho has enquired over availability of Real Madrid star, James RodriguezRodriguez has been on the periphery at the Bernabeu since Zinedine Zidane took over from Rafa Benitez as manager — and was an unused sub as Los Blancos beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final. efensive crop of Phil Jones, Marcus Rojo, Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly into an even tighter unit. The former Southampton man has appeared for less than 15 minutes in the Premier League this term and only featured in eight games this season. Like current Kop stars Adam Lallana, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firminho, the Swede is supremely versatile and can play almost anywhere outside of defence. “I will cheer for Juventus and I hope they can win the Champions League. Initially, Eric Bailly and Daley Blind were the established duo, before Chris Smalling came into contention and eventually replaced the Dutch utility man. term future of Kieran Gibbs at Arsenal is unclearThe fact Gibbs would need to be moved on before Arsenal could make a formal offer for Rodriguez has handed the initiative to Chelsea in the battle for his signature. e contract situation out quickly saying: We are in negotiations, he has a contract until 2019.