They were two of the ‘fab five - which also included Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero - which for so long was the spine of their team. And now it looks like he will see out the final eight months of his contract at the club in cold storage. The Sunderland boss initially named the Dutch defender in his starting line-up for Sundays clash at Tottenham. The highly-rated keeper revealed he received a surprise get-well card from the Spanish giants while injured last season. Pep Guardiola and wife Cristina Serra are settled in City Centre apartmentThe cultured Spaniard shunned the?sprawling?mansions in Cheshire for an apartment in Salford with his fashion designers wife-of-27 years?and their three children. Why was it so late If it had been two hours before kick-off, we could have done something without it being brought to attention. Mourinho reminded Uniteds stars, in his own unique way, that January will be here sooner than they think. looks certain to leave the Etihad in JanuaryThen in the spring there was another rant as he critisised director of football Txiki Begiristain over the treatment of out-going boss Manuel Pellegrini. News Group Newspapers Ltd6Former defender enjoyed huge success with Alex FergusonNews Group Newspape. Jose Mourinho says it's his job to improve Manchester UnitedRELATED STORIESred facesGary Nevill.