It’s October, but Mourinho asked about January transfers

Jose Mourinho was posed a question about January transfers at his press conference on Friday.

Mourinho, who revealed Marcus Rashford is fit to face Huddersfield after emerging as an injury doubt this week, was asked whether he expects to do any transfer business in the next window.

United signed Romelu Lukaku, Victor Lindelof and Nemanja Matic in pre-season, but the Manchester United boss, who admitted wanting four summer signings – one of those being Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic – refused to be drawn so early into this campaign.

Mourinho said: “I don’t know what to say. Yes is true I wanted four players and I think clearly everybody knows the position, maybe you know the player, didn’t happen but we adapt to it and try the best we can.

“The injury process normally is some guys get injured, some guys recover from injury unless we lose completely the balance this happens to almost every team unless some team has a phenomenal season and not even a broken nail happens to a player.

“But what I expect from a normal season is Zlatan will be back and Marcos will be back, and Pogba and Fellaini will be back and someone will get injured.

“I don’t want to speak about signings yet, or market or January, we are in October, we have November, December and half of October to play, so why should I speak about the market.”

Mourinho was expected to be without Rashford after the young striker limped off the field after scoring the winner against Benfica, but the England man is available after simple dose of cramp.

Asked about his injury list, Mourinho added: “Nobody else. Same players. We have the same players as we had for the Benfica match.

“Everybody knows every manager wants to have all the players available it’s just then a question of the way you position yourself in relation to that, the best way you think is to do it.

“For some is better to remember the team is not in its full strength, is better to remember play A or b and C or D is still important for the team. The way we try to do it is always to speak about opportunities for others.

“Doesn’t mean I don’t miss the players, I would like them to be here for us. And yes in answer to your question, nobody is back from injury but what we have is good.”