BBC Sport reporter reveals what Manchester United board now think of Jose Mourinho
MANCHESTER UNITED supremos are still happy with the job Jose Mourinho is doing despite the early exit from the Champions League, claims BBC Sport reporter Simon Stone.
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Mourinho’s side crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Spanish side Sevilla last week.
Manchester United now see the FA Cup, where they will face Tottenham in the semi-final, as their only hope of a trophy this season.
But Stone insists the United board are still content with Mourinho’s job and says a top-three position in the Premier League and an FA Cup triumph would prove to be a good season for them.
“Well they gave him a new contract a month ago so they can’t be that unhappy can they,” Stone said on BBC Radio 5 Live on Monday night.
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Jose Mourinho still has the backing of the Manchester United board
Whenever you speak to them about Jose Mourinho, they always say they knew what they were getting with Jose Mourinho
Simon Stone on the Manchester United board
“Whenever you speak to them about Jose Mourinho, when you get the chance to speak to them after negatives, they always say they knew what they were getting with Jose Mourinho.
“They felt they had to appoint Jose Mourinho because the club was in danger of going down a cul-de-sac.
“It had three years of terrible football and there was no likelihood of it ending.
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“Manchester United this season I would imagine are going to finish second or third.
“If they win the FA Cup I would imagine that they will turn round and say ‘well we’ve finished higher than we have done since (Sir Alex) Ferguson retired, we’ve won a trophy, we went out earlier than expected in Europe, but we’re on the right track’.
“They weren’t on the right track when Mourinho came in.”