Jose Mourinho shook hands with photographers as he left the Lowry after being sacked by Man Utd (Image: REUTERS)
Jose Mourinho was seen looking cheerful as he left the Lowry Hotel despite being sacked by Manchester United early on Tuesday morning.
The Portuguese boss was relieved of his duties after overseeing the Red Devils’ worst ever start to a Premier League season.
Mourinho was pictured looking slightly worse for wear as he arrived at the Carrington training ground earlier on for a face-to-face meeting with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
However, the 55-year-old was looking clean-shaven and fresh when he left his Lowry base, smirking and shaking hands with photographers.
Mourinho is set to earn a £22.5m pay-off after being sacked with United sixth in the table, 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool.
The Old Trafford club broke the news of his departure in a 65-word statement on their website.
The piece said: "Manchester United has announced that Jose Mourinho has left the club.
"We would like to thank him for his work during his time at Manchester United and wish him success in the future."
The Portuguese boss has reportedly received a £22.5million pay-off (Image: REUTERS)
And the 55-year-old didn't look too upset as he left the city centre hotel (Image: REUTERS)
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Mourinho was paid £15m-a-season and has spent more than £300m on big name signings in the last 24 months but been unable to mastermind a significant title challenge.
It is understood Mourinho's treatment of Paul Pogba, who cost United £90m when he rejoined them from Juventus in 2016, was one of the main reasons Woodward has decided to act.
Pogba has found himself axed from the team in recent weeks and was an unused substitute for last weekend's defeat at Anfield.
The French midfielder shared a cheeky Instagram post immediately after the sacking, which he has subsequently deleted.