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Man Utd news: 'Jose Mourinho knows that he is leaving Manchester United’ - huge claim
MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho knows he is in his final season in charge of the club.
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That is the opinion of former Tottenham, Middlesbrough and Egypt striker Mido.
Mourinho’s future at Manchester United has been in doubt for several months.
The Portuguese became United manager in 2016 but has failed to lead the Red Devils to a serious title challenge during his reign.
Mourinho never tends to stay at a club for longer than three seasons.
I believe Mourinho knows this is his last season at Manchester United, no matter what
And for that reason Mido reckons the 55-year-old is on his way at the end of this campaign, despite having a contract until 2020.
"I believe Mourinho knows this is his last season at Manchester United, no matter what,” Mido said on Sky Sports.
“Mourinho doesn't stay at one place more than three years, he never did.
"If you look at Inter, if you look at everywhere he was. I think only at Chelsea he spent more than three years."
Mourinho has often publicly criticised his players this season and Mido says that is the same mistake he made at Real Madrid and in his second spell at Chelsea.
"I honestly think Jose Mourinho is struggling to understand the brain of this generation," he continued.
“Them young boys are different, they’re different to us, different to when we were playing.
“I remember when I was playing and if a manager or coach come out and criticised a big player, he would come back the next day and try to do everything to prove the manager wrong.
“This generation is different, they don’t function like that. If you come out and criticise the the young boys now, they will be shy.
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“They need someone to protect them, to put their arm around them. Even if they’re playing bad they need someone to be backing them up in front of the media.
“So he doesn’t understand that. He believes that (Jesse) Lingard and (Marcus) Rashford and them boys think like Lampard and John Terry. They’re not, they’re totally different.
"I'm sure the players are not happy. If your manager came out and criticised you in the media, that's the worst thing you can do.
“It's not helping him. It killed him at Chelsea - that's the reason why the team gave up on him at Chelsea in his last season.
"He did it at Madrid at the end, and now he's doing it again.”
United are currently seventh in the Premier League table after 13 games this season.
Their next test is a trip to struggling Southampton this Saturday (5.30pm).