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Published 15:00 24 Nov 2018 GMT
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The United boss has now suggested that this has contributed to the criticism of De Gea in his homeland.
"But why criticism in Spain? Do you know?" Mourinho asked. "I know. Because there is somebody very powerful that is thinking about jumping again, but I think it’s very difficult to jump when you have the best goalkeeper in the world in front of you."
Mourinho added that he felt such pressure to drop De Gea would not influence recently appointed La Roja national team boss, Luis Enrique.
He insisted: "No. Not on the manager. The manager I know him very well, the manager. I am very good friends."
Mourinho all but outed the individual in question as being Casillas when he went on to confirm that the player had played under him in the past.
"Yeah, I like him,” Mourinho. “I was champion with him."
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