Manchester United let me down behind the scenes - I was told to leave

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As Jose Mourinho clears his desk in the manager’s office at Roma he may be wondering what lies ahead. In many other professions, reaching the milestone of 60 years of age causes people to think about winding down after long careers - but football is different.

Since rising to the top of the game with Porto, he has led six more clubs across seven stints having managed Chelsea twice. Mourinho is a serial winner who knows the route to success and what he needs to get his hands on silverware.

Two Champions League trophies, eight domestic titles and four world’s men’s best coach awards adorn his CV. READ MORE: United have a new rebuild to start with or without the current manager READ MORE: Ferguson, Toney, Mbappe and an uncomfortable question for United to answer But he is clear when he says that finishing second in the Premier League with Manchester United during the 2017/18 season was one his greatest achievements.

The club finished 19 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City, which meant his comments were scoffed at by a number of supporters.