MANCHESTER, England -- Its time for a reality check at Manchester United.Four straight wins to start the season -- one in the Community Shield and three in the English Premier League -- saw new United manager Jose Mourinho cast by many as a savior of Englands biggest club, which has slumped since Alex Fergusons retirement in 2013.However, a loss to bitter rival Manchester City in the league last weekend, followed by a 1-0 defeat to Feyenoord in the Europa League on Thursday, is a reminder of the task facing Mourinho in restoring Uniteds fortunes after the gloom of the David Moyes and Louis van Gaal eras.Not that Mourinho had been getting carried away.Despite having the stated ambition of winning the Premier League title in his first season in charge, he has repeatedly said it will take time for his players to get used to his methods and to change their mindset after two years of risk-averse football under Van Gaal.When we won the Community Shield and the three Premier League matches, I was not on the moon, Mourinho said. I was not saying that we are a phenomenal team and we are going to destroy every opponent.I always said it was a very good start but ... I know that the situation is not click your fingers and everybody is perfect.Motivation appeared to be an issue against Feyenoord -- Mourinho said his team was at half pace in the first half -- as United gets used to playing in Europes second-tier competition while most of the continents heavyweights feature in the Champions League earlier in the week.Mourinho also made eight changes to the starting team that was largely outclassed by City five days earlier, resting Wayne Rooney, Luke Shaw, and Antonio Valencia completely, and starting Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the bench. And Feyenoords goal could have been ruled out for offside in the buildup.Still, United had around $200 million of attacking talent in Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, and Juan Mata against Feyenoord, while teenager Marcus Rashford was rewarded for some impressive recent displays as a substitute with a first start of the season up front.There was little inspiration going forward, though.Pogba, signed for a world-record fee of $116 million last month, was given more attacking license than in previous matches by being played alongside Ander Herrera and Morgan Schniederlin in midfield, but was a peripheral figure, especially in the first half.United will be back to full strength on Sunday for its away match against Watford in the Premier League.On Sunday, character ... needs to shine through, United defender Chris Smalling said, because its unacceptable to lose three games in a row. Discount Nike Shoes Website . White came in fourth place in the event. 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I mean, granted, that could be realistic, but I feel lm pretty good at reading people, and I felt as if it was false.Jared was among several jurors who spoke to reporters outside the courthouse, none of whom gave their full names.Rose remained stoic as the verdict was read and later thanked jurors and posed for photos with them in the lobby, draping his left arm around each one who wanted a souvenir of the Knicks point guard as one of his lawyers snapped photos on their phones.I am thankful that the jury understood and agreed with me, Rose said in a statement. This experience and my sensitivity to it was deep. I am ready to put this behind me and focus on my family and career.The case was X-rated at times with testimony from the men about poolside group sex at a mansion Rose rented in Beverly Hills in the summer of 2013 and multiple sexual encounters throughout the night and into the next morning.The woman denied having sex at Roses place, saying she had a few tequila shots and felt drugged before going home. Her lawyer said the defense invented the story to make it look like she had willingly had sex with the men.The incident in question happened hours later in the early morning of Aug. 27 when she said the three men came to her Los Angeles apartment and had sex with her after she had passed out.The issue for the jury was whether she consented to sex or was too intoxicated to do so. The men all said it was clear she was willing when she stopped the three outside her bedroom door and said, One at a time.Defense lawyers tarred her as a gold-digging liar who tried to sway jurors through emotions to get a piece of Roses fortune. They claimed she was angry he had dumped her, so she set him up and brought the lawsuit in hopes of a big payoff.All three men were innocent from Day 1, Roses attorney, Mark Baute, said after the verdict. Were very happy thatt the system worked.ddddddddddddThe womans lawyer called the men sexual deviants who conspired to gang rape her after she was drunk and incapable of consenting to sex.Attorney Waukeen McCoy said he will explore appeal options.Its a shame for women, for this country, that a celebrity can come into court and slut-shame a woman like my client, McCoy said.The accuser, who had become emotional and trembled at times while testifying, buried her head in her hands as the verdict was read, with her long hair covering her face.McCoy said the woman was devastated and did not understand how jurors could reach their conclusion. She left the courthouse without commenting.Roses lawyer said in closing arguments Tuesday that the suit was a hoax and a joke and jurors should not even award $20 because it would doom the future of the onetime MVP and the family and friends he was supporting by violating a morals clause in his player contract and a lucrative deal with Adidas.The womans lawyer said during closings that the 30-year-old college student was not in it for the money, but was seeking accountability for what was morally and legally wrong. He said the men had never apologized or shown any remorse.The three men laughed their way home, McCoy said.The defense portrayed Rose and his childhood pals, Ryan Allen and Randall Hampton, who both work for him, as victims in the case and the lawyers mocked the womans lies and demeanor on the witness stand.The juror named Jared said the panel of six women and two men had found the three defendants genuine and honest. Jared and the jury forewoman, who wouldnt give her name, said they went through each piece of evidence provided to support the womans case and found nothing added up.I dont want to call her a liar, the forewoman said. I just didnt feel like there was enough evidence.Los Angeles police have an open investigation into the womans claims.The Associated Press does not generally name people who say they are victims of sex crimes.Rose, 28, was traded to New York this year after spending seven seasons in his native Chicago, where he won Rookie of the Year honors with the Bulls and was the youngest player to be awarded MVP in 2011.He has been plagued with knee injuries and is in the final year of a five-year deal that will pay him $21.3 million. ' ' '