"I knew that I was right" - Jose Mourinho hoping Manchester United will reclaim glory days

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Mourinho proven right about ManUtd
Mourinho proven right about ManUtd

AS Roma boss Jose Mourinho has revealed that he hopes Manchester United can turn things around under new manager Erik ten Hag. The former Red Devils manager had a tumultuous time at the club between 2016 and 2018, during which he helped them win the Carabao Cup and Europa League.

Mourinho had claimed that finishing second with Manchester United in the Premier League was one of the biggest achievements of his managerial career.

Manchester United eventually sacked Mourinho, but the former manager is hoping for the club's best. Speaking to BT Sport ahead of AS Roma's Europa Conference League final, the Portuguese said (via Manchester Evening News):

"Of course my English connection is Chelsea, that's the way I'm seen, as a Chelsea man. Two periods at Chelsea, six years. But Man United, the fans are special. There is lots of good people inside the club, it's not like I'm happy to be right. I'm not happy to be right, I'll like to be wrong. But I knew that I was right. The first thing you have to change when things are not going right is the mentality and the organisation. And it was not coming. I knew that for me to leave was not going to resolve the situation. I knew that, unfortunately. I wish them the best, honestly, I wish them the best and hopefully they make it."

What did Jose Mourinho say about Manchester United?

Jose Mourinho claimed it was his biggest achievement to finish second with Manchester United in the Premier League.

The former manager was famously quoted as saying:

"If I tell you, for example, that I consider one of the best jobs of my career was to finish second with Man United in the Premier League, you will say, 'this guy is crazy,'. 'He won 25 titles, and he is saying that a second position was one of his best achievements?' I keep saying this because people don't know what is going on behind the scenes."

While Mourinho's time at United had several issues, the Portuguese tactician has a right to feel vindicated, considering the Red Devils' performances in recent months. The Europa League title under him in 2017 was the club's last sliverware.

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Edited by Sankalp Srivastava
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