Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho sack claim made over transfers despite Juventus win
MANCHESTER UNITED manager Jose Mourinho’s long-term future is still unclear - even after their dramatic late win over Juventus last night - because they keep making backwards steps after showing signs of progress.
Mourinho is 'fighting for survival' at United says expert
That’s the opinion of ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno.
For the second successive game, United came from 1-0 down to win 2-1 via late goal - with Alex Sandro turning into his own net at a free-kick in the dying stages of the Red Devils’ Champions League showdown with Juve in Turin.
Mourinho was tipped for the sack just a month ago on the eve of a Premier League clash with Newcastle United.
But after launching a comeback to win against the Magpies, United have won four of six matches - only losing at home to Juve.
It has been suggested the fight and grit shown by United in the last six games, having come from behind to earn three wins and a draw in the league and in Europe, that the players are showing they still want to play for Mourinho.
And rumours concerning the Portuguese manager’s future at Old Trafford have largely died down as a result.
Yet Moreno is not convinced, and while assessing the likelihood of incoming and outgoing transfers related to United, declared that such speculation is pointless while Mourinho’s position remains uncertain.
“You know what’s missing in this graphic? Jose Mourinho transfer rater,” Moreno said during ESPN FC’s Transfer Rater segment.
Jose Mourinho's United have only lost one of their last six (Image: GETTY)
Alejandro Moreno is not sure of Mourinho's future (Image: ESPNFC)
How do you make a decision if you don’t know if your manager is going to be there?
Alejandro Moreno
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“Because how do you make a decision if you don’t know if your manager is going to be there?
“It’s difficult right now to forecast as to what the future is going to be for Man United and Jose Mourinho because one week they look awful, the next week they look even more awful and then all of a sudden they get a miraculous result.
“’We’re okay, nothing to see here, it’s alright, no problem!’ and then they get awful again. So you take one step forward, two steps back.
“That’s a situation that I don’t think United can withstand for too much longer. If that’s the case and Mourinho is gone, how does that affect this?
Jose Mourinho caused a stir with his gesture towards the Juve fans (Image: GETTY)
“The new manager coming in has a new picture and an interest as to what he wants to get out of his team.
“Because there is uncertainty, I think, in the coaching position for United - I don’t think you can make these decisions.
“I think you hang tight with what you have. Anthony Martial has actually been one of their better players over the last month or so, so that [links to Inter Milan] is a miss.
“And [Inter’s Ivan Perisic to Man United is a] miss, for now.”