Jose Mourinho names two key factors that cost him his job at Man Utd and admits he ‘left sad’
JOSE MOURINHO believes a lack of trust from the top denied him more success with Manchester United.
Mourinho spent two-and-a-half years in the Old Trafford hotseat winning two trophies, reaching an FA Cup final and finishing second in the league.
ReutersJose Mourinho has revealed the two reasons he believes are to blame for his Man Utd exit[/caption]
But he left United in acrimonious circumstances in December 2018 believing he had not been backed properly in the transfer mark that previous summer by then executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
Mourinho said: “My relationship with Ed Woodward was good – good as in the personal point of view.
“But from a professional point of view it was not the best.
“I am who I am. I am a football man. Ed comes from a different background and what Ten Hag has in his time at Manchester United I didn’t have.
“I didn’t have that level of support. I didn’t have that level of trust.
“So I left sad, because I felt I was in the beginning of the process.
“In some moments, I felt if they trusted me and believed in my experience things could be different.”
Despite his complaints, Mourinho still spent £355million in his time charge at United.
BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER
But it was the players he wanted shifted out that he believes remain a problem.
He said: “There are a couple of players still there I didn’t want five or six years ago.
“I think they represent a little bit what I consider not the best professional profile to a club of a certain dimension.
“But I did my job there. Time always tells the truth. I would love Manchester United to succeed.”
Jose Mourinho’s career stats
Those numbers in full:
Benfica, 2000: P11 W6 D3 L2
Uniao de Leiria, 2001-2002: P23 W12 D8 L3
Porto, 2002-2004: P127 W91 D21 L15
Chelsea, 2004-2007: P185 W124 D40 L21
Inter Milan, 2008-2010: P108 W67 D26 L15
Real Madrid, 2010-2013: P178 W128 D28 L22
Chelsea, 2013-2015: P136 W80 D29 L27
Man Utd, 2016-2018: P144 W84 D32 L28
Tottenham, 2019-2021: P86 W44 D19 L23
Roma, 2021-2024: P138 W68 D31 L39
Trophies: Premeira Liga x2, Portuguese Cup, Portuguese Super Cup, Champions League, Uefa Cup (Porto); Premier League x3, FA Cup, Carabao Cup x3, Community Shield (Chelsea); Serie A x2, Italian Cup, Italian Super Cup, Champions League (Inter Milan); La Liga, Spanish Cup, Spanish Super Cup (Real Madrid); Carabao Cup, Community Shield, Europa League (Man Utd); Europa Conference League (Roma)
