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Jose Mourinho is trying to force Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw out of Manchester United after comments made following the win over Swansea, according to Andy Walker. Tom Chambers Jersey . Smalling, Shaw and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were missing from the United squad for the 3-1 victory at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday, with Mourinho revealing that Shaw informed him in the morning that he could not play.Mourinho told MUTV before the game in South Wales: Smalling doesnt feel that he can play 100 per cent with his pain, and added: Luke Shaw told me this morning that he was not in the condition to play so we had to build a defensive line. Jose Mourinho issued a warning to certain members of his United squad Speaking on Sky Sports Now on SSNHQ, former Celtic striker Walker insists Mourinho is used to working with players who can play through plain, and that given his post-match comments, he is obviously trying to push the pair out of Old Trafford.Look at the players hes used to working with. John Terry, [Frank] Lampard, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, you can tell these guys are playing through the pain barriers. Jose Mourinho issued a warning to certain members of his United squad I think what it does tell you is he cannot trust Luke Shaw, he cannot trust Chris Smalling. When a big game comes along they wont be considered, because hes clearly trying to get them out of the club I think.Nobody is advocating that you have a hamstring injury and try to play through it. But the mentality to play with a knock or play with something uncomfortable, how many times has John Terry played through that under Mourinho? Chris Smalling missed the Swansea game after telling Mourinho he could not play through the pain Hes looking for a certain type of player. Remember, its early days in Joses tenure as manager, hes just trying to shape the squad, and these transfer windows only come around twice a year, and I dont think he can trust Smalling or Shaw given his comments.After the match, without directly talking about individuals, Mourinho warned his squad that he only wants players that are willing to put their bodies on the line in his dressing room. Highlights: Swansea 1-3 Manchester Utd There is a difference between the brave that will be there at any cost and the ones that a little pain can make a difference, Mourinho told Sky Sports.Former Manchester United midfielder Ray Wilkins, also speaking on Sky Sports Now, questioned why the pair travelled with the team down to South Wales. United defender Luke Shaw also deemed himself unfit I do know that you have to play in a bit of discomfort more often than not, said Wilkins. The good thing about Jose, from Joses perspective, is that he would have spoken to the player first. They know where he stands, hes just extremely disappointed.When youre playing for the elite clubs, you have to put yourself forward, because you may not get another game.Theyve travelled to Swansea on the Saturday to play, why havent they told him on the Friday? Theyve taken them there, and Luke Shaw has told him on the morning of the game. Also See: Jose questions Utd players VOTE: Goals of the week Pogba, Zlatan net in Utd win Premier League hotlist Kelly Oubre Jersey . Sterling was banned for life and fined US$2.5 million by the NBA on Tuesday for racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. Nash, who plays for the rival L.A. Lakers, spoke as a representative of current NBA players at a press conference assembled by Sacramento mayor and National Basketball Players Association adviser Kevin Johnson. Leandro Barbosa Jersey . 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Late in overtime, David Legwand picked up a loose puck in the Winnipeg zone and sent a pass to Smith at the left faceoff dot, where he hammered a one-timer past Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, who had 30 saves. "I felt Leggy made a good play, he put it on a tee," Smith said. "The emphasis in this room is to shoot the puck and we did a good job of creating chances. I was the finishing touch right there." Tied at 1 entering the third period, Mike Fisher sent a shot on goal from the right boards. Hornqvist picked up the rebound in the high slot and fired a shot by Pavelec for his fourth goal of the season at 6:04 of the third. "Our second goal was a controlled breakout sort of setting," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said. "We got Fisher wide and he hammered it at the net. We got two whacks at it, and the second one went in the net and that is shooting to create." Hornqvist leads the Predators in goals this season. With 3:01 left in the third, Wheeler skated through the slot and converted the long rebound off a Zach Bogosian shot. "I think we did a lot of good things," Wheeler said. "We came out and had a really good start. In the first 10 minutes, we were all over them, kind of let them off the hook a little bit, and they took a little bit of the momentum away from us." Weber scored the games first goal at 15:53 of the opening period. With the Predators on the power play, Seth Jones broke up a short-handed scoring opportunity by Winnipegs Evander Kane. Alvan Adams Jersey. . Nashville went the other way and Weber beat Pavelec with a wrist shot to the stick side from the high slot. The Jets got even at 13:49 of the second on Pelusos first career goal. From the right side, Peluso carried the puck behind the Nashville goal and his wraparound attempt just crossed the goal line before Carter Huttons stick knocked the puck back out of the crease. The play was initially ruled no goal on the ice, but a quick video review showed that the puck did cross the goal line completely. "The game for me was played in pockets of consistency and inconsistency," Winnipeg coach Claude Noel said. "We started out the first 10 minutes; I thought we were really solid then. From there we werent able to sustain some of the stuff we were doing. The biggest task for our team is to be consistent through the whole 60 minutes." Carter Hutton won his second game against the Jets in the past week. He led Nashville to a 3-1 victory Sunday night in Winnipeg, his first career win. He will be busy over the course of the next month, as Rinne, Nashvilles top goaltender, underwent arthroscopic surgery Thursday afternoon to clear up an infection in his left hip, the same hip he had surgery on following the conclusion of last season. "I am just taking it day-by-day, shot-by-shot, period-by-period, kind of slow things down," Hutton said. 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