5 reasons why Jose Mourinho failed at Manchester United

#3 Fighting everyone

Pogba and Mourinho never saw eye to eye

The one thing Mourinho has been totally consistent with at United has been fighting with everyone at the club. This is one way to look at his time at old Trafford:

July 2016: Took a pot shot at departing manager Louis Van Gaal, claiming he would not ‘hide behind philosophies’ and aimed only to win

April 2017: Said Luke Shaw was far behind his teammates and couldn’t even justify a spot on the bench.

January 2018: Attacked Paul Scholes, saying that all the United legend did was criticise.

April 2018: After defeat to Brighton, in which Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial deputised for Romelu Lukaku, Mourinho said that those who asked ‘why always Lukaku?’ now had their answer. Martial reportedly asked to leave the club months later.

August 2018: Publically lampooned Ed Woodward and the United board’s failure to purchase a world-renowned centre half in the transfer window.

September 2018: Amidst tabloid rumours about a falling out between himself and Paul Pogba, decided to disprove these rumours by stripping the Frenchman of the vice-captaincy.

Since Mourinho’s dismissal, Wayne Rooney came out and claimed that everyone at the club, including the kitchen ladies, had been unhappy under him.