"I think of one word: winner. He’s a winner,” he told the Guardian.
“When winners feel that stuff around them is affecting their chances of winning then maybe the behaviour changes.
“But he’s still a world-class manager and he’s already won things at United. It wouldn’t surprise me if he won more trophies at United.
“I think it’s him doing things on purpose, to galvanise and get that siege mentality.
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Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho watches on as Steven Gerrard plays for Liverpool (Image: GETTY)
“It would be foolish to write him off.”
Mourinho has struggled at Old Trafford this season with United down in eighth and seven points off the top four places.
The defeat last Sunday in the Manchester derby opened up a 12 gap to league leaders Manchester City.
And Mourinho was furious in the summer at the failure to bolster his squad sufficiently.
He was spotted at the Belgium vs Iceland game last night looking at potential January targets.
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