Soccer Football - Real Madrid v Manchester United - Super Cup Final - Skopje, Macedonia - August 8, 2017 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho dejected after losing the super cup final REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
(Reuters) - Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho said their pursuit of Gareth Bale was "game over" after the Wales forward started in Real Madrid's 2-1 European Super Cup win on Tuesday.
Mourinho had said on the eve of the contest between the Champions League and Europa League holders that he would "fight with other clubs" to sign Bale if he did not start the game in Skopje and appeared not to be in coach Zinedine Zidane's plans.
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