Say what you want about Jose Mourinho; the Manchester United knows how to make life interesting.
With a crunch Champions League meeting against Juventus at Old Trafford tonight, United wanted to avoid a repeat of the scenes during the last matchday which eventually saw them fined €15,000 (around £13,000) by Uefa for their late arrival and the subsequent delayed kick-off against Valencia.
The United team coach was caught in traffic on its way from the Lowry Hotel to Old Trafford on 2 October, while Mourinho would later claim his side were refused a police escort.
United’s opponents that night were also charged for the late kick-off which came at 8:05pm, as the two sides played out a goalless draw.
United changed their plans this time around in a bid to avoid a repeat of the Valencia delay, but with the bus once again stuck in a traffic jam, Mourinho decided to take matters into his own hands - or feet, as it were.
Speaking to BT Sport after arriving before the rest of the team on the bus, Mourinho said: "I walked in a hoodie, in the middle of the fans, no one recognised me. I took two minutes."
Fair enough!
The Juventus bus made it to the ground just before 7pm for the 8pm kick-off, with the United bus arriving around 15 minutes later.
