Yesterday’s win over Bournemouth took them up to seventh, but they could finish the weekend nine points behind the league leaders if Manchester City beat Southampton.
And new details have emerged of the meeting Mourinho was supposed to have with Woodward, in which they were also supposed to discuss the appointment of a director of football.
"He was due, I’m told, to meet Ed Woodward last week to discuss transfer reinforcements,” Duncan Castles, speaking on the The Transfer Window podcast said.
“And I think to discuss the potential of a director of football being brought in, which is always a matter of significant importance to Mourinho because he would want to be sure that any director of football brought in would be supportive of him as opposed to someone brought in to override him in the transfer market because more problems of the type he’s had in the last summer.
Man Utd news: Ed Woodward cancelled a meeting with Jose Mourinho at the last minute (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho eased the pressure with a win over Bournemouth (Image: GETTY)
"I understand that meeting was cancelled at the last minute by Ed Woodward, and Mourinho as you would expect is not impressed that he was not able to speak with the chief executive about matters of key concerns to his future."
Mourinho has eased the pressure on his head after the win over Bournemouth yesterday.
But the Portuguese knows he remains in a battle to keep his job long term.
Castles also said on the podcast: "The key point is he’s under pressure, he’s fighting for his life.
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"He is pushing Ed Woodward, the board, the Glazers to get reinforcements as soon as possible, to be allowed to sign the high-quality, experienced leader centre-back he’s been asking for months and months and trying to do in the January window.
"The club has come up with a list of proposals for the position that Mourinho is not convinced about.
"He’s been scouting some of them in person and proposing other players."