“I am prepared to resume my coaching career and return to Manchester United, but I conveyed to Sir Jim Ratcliffe the condition of parting ways with the four players who played a role in my dismissal before I consent to managing Manchester United again. They are the actual issue in that club.” – Mourinho discloses that he will be the Manchester United coach again under specific conditions.

“I am prepared to resume my coaching career and return to Manchester United, but I conveyed to Sir Jim Ratcliffe the condition of parting ways with the four players who played a role in my dismissal before I consent to managing Manchester United again. They are the actual issue in that club.” – Mourinho discloses that he will be the Manchester United coach again under specific conditions.

Jose Mourinho has looked back on the critical juncture where he felt his time at Manchester United was heading towards failure. Assuming the managerial role at Manchester United in the summer of 2016, Mourinho’s tenure endured for two and a half seasons before his departure. Although his initial season brought successes with the League Cup and Europa League triumphs, the following campaigns posed difficulties. Despite achieving a second-place position in the Premier League, trailing Manchester City by a substantial 19 points revealed fundamental challenges.

Mourinho conveyed his dissatisfaction with the club’s transfer dealings in the summer of 2018, expressing frustration over the failure to address deficiencies in the squad. During a discussion with Rio Ferdinand on FIVE, Mourinho articulated his viewpoint, stating, “Before bringing in new furniture, you need to organize the house.

I focused on revamping the squad rather than making new signings, but we struggled to achieve the necessary overhaul,” Mourinho explained. “My intention was to kickstart this process in the second season, but we encountered various obstacles.

By the third season, although I didn’t explicitly mention specific player targets, I was well aware of the undesirable elements within the squad.” Recognizing the constraints in football, Mourinho admitted, “Sometimes, you have to accept limitations. Despite identifying and dealing with underlying issues, the challenges became more evident in the third season.”