“I by no means met him earlier than [then]. I performed in opposition to [his teams]. However to satisfy him, by no means,” Fellaini begins, chatting with co-hosts Helen Evans and Sam Homewood.
“However I bear in mind he despatched me a message in the summertime to say to me: ‘You go nowhere, you understand? I depend on you.’ So, initially, it is a massive increase.
“So, if you arrive on the pre-season, it was after Euro 2016. I used to be on vacation, the crew was already coaching, and I arrived late due to the pre-season [tour].
“I used to be coaching with [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic one week in Carrington and after that the crew arrived from the pre-season. However, initially, straight Mourinho gave me his belief and I needed to give him again with all the things I can.