Mourinho arrives on foot for Juventus clash at Old Trafford

Manchester United were again held up by a terrible traffic on their way to the Stadium for their Champions League game against Juventus tonight which forced manager Jose Mourinho to trek.

United were fined a total of 15,000 euros ($17,200) by UEFA and Mourinho handed a warning by the European football’s governing body for arriving late for their match against Valencia this month.

Mourinho blamed the late arrival to lack of a police escort.

“We changed hotel. The players are in the bus for 45 minutes,” Mourinho told BT Sport.

“I walked with a hoodie in the middle of the fans, no one recognised me.

“Juve are having the same kind of problem. I informed the UEFA delegate about the problem.”

Juventus arrived at the stadium around 15 minutes ahead of United just before 1900 local time (1800 GMT).

Cristiano Ronaldo is set for an emotional return to Old Trafford for just the second time since leaving United for Real Madrid in 2009 after being named in the Juventus starting line-up.

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Ronaldo won three Premier League titles and the first of his five Champions Leagues in six seasons with United before moving to Madrid for a then world record fee.