It’s been a disastrous start for Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. As he admitted himself, he won’t be “The Special One” without any trophies, and the Red Devils just don’t look like a club that is going to make that happen this season. With all the huge expenditures on players in the summer transfer window, expectations got sky high.
United were given the second best odds of winning the Premier League title this preseason, but now find themselves actually out of the top four.
Fresh off a total annihilation at the hands of Chelsea on Sunday, seventh place United will kick off a Manchester Derby EFL Cup in a matter of hours. Here’s a link to the injury report, and also the link to our Man United starting XI prediction.
It’s not just on the pitch (United have just one win in their last six league games) where Mourinho has had major issues in Manchester. Life off the pitch has brought problems as well, as he’s been forced to live alone at the Lowry Hotel in Salford.
“You know the history of the paparazzi, for the hotel and the brand that sponsors me, the clothes brand, [it] is amazing because they are there every day,” Jose Mourinho told Sky Sports. “Everybody knows the name of the hotel. Everybody knows the last arrivals of that brand. So for them, it is amazing.”
“For me it’s a bit of a disaster because I want sometimes to walk a little bit and I can’t. I just want to cross the bridge and go for a restaurant. I can’t, so it is really bad. But I have my apps and I can ask for food to also be delivered.”
On top of all the media scrutiny, intense pressure from the club and the hounding paparazzi, Jose Mourinho is also currently living hours away from his family.
“As if having his every move monitored closely by the media is not enough, Mourinho is also missing family life as he continues to search for a suitable apartment while his wife, Tami, and children Matilde and Jose Jr. remain in London.”
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