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Former Prem boss who claimed Jose Mourinho to Man United a 'done deal' opens up on job
HARRY REDKNAPP has opened up on Manchester United's managerial situation - three months after claiming Jose Mourinho to Old Trafford was a 'done deal'.
Jose Mourinho
Express Sport understands Mourinho himself is confident he will be given the job at Old Trafford after Louis van Gaal failed to qualify for the Champions League.
But the Portuguese manager has been out of work for nearly six months having been sacked by Chelsea shortly before Christmas and is said to be getting impatient with United over the deal.
However, Redknapp said back in February that he expected Mourinho to take over from Van Gaal.
“From the people I know who are in the know, Jose Mourinho to United is a done deal,” Redknapp said.
“They won the league but it was probably the worst team he had that won the league of all the great teams he produced year in year out.
“It was a poor Premier League season in my opinion but there was certainly a lot of rebuilding to be done and there still is, they're still not good enough.
“Next year, that team won't win the league unless three or four massive new players come in and whoever the manager may be, so I think we put it down entirely to the manager but the squad just wasn't good enough.”