Luis Enrique on Manchester United's radar - but winning World Cup with Spain comes first
Spaniard would be perfect fit at Old Trafford but the timing is not ideal with Qatar 2022 finals starting in November Luis Enrique takes his Spain side to Barcelona on Friday for a friendly against Albania. Despite hosting their games all over the country, Spain seldom play in the country’s second city and this will be their first friendly in Barcelona since 2004. The issue of Catalan independence has calmed and the game will be at Espanyol’s 41,000-seater home on the outskirts of Barcelona, where many residents are internal immigrants who would identify with Spain anyway. Enrique, 51, knows the country better than most. Born and raised in the northern city of Gijon, Asturias, he started out at local club Sporting, which he still supports. He stood on the terraces near the ultra fans, once hiding a copy of the local newspaper from his parents when he was pictured near them. He was still a teenager when he broke into the first team and roomed with veteran Irish defender Kevin...