Internet Desk: After days of speculation Jose Mourinho has signed his contract with Manchester United. Mourinho signed the deal in a Central London hotel, where he met United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
He was seen returning home with documents in his hand and a bottle of wine. It comes on a very special and poignant day for Mourinho as it was on this day he won the Champions League with Porto twelve years back.
Mourinho, who has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea in December, replaces his former mentor Van Gaal, who was dismissed by United two days after they won the FA Cup against Crystal Palace at Wembley.
Mourinho’s first match in charge of Manchester United will be against Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on Friday 22nd July.
Commenting on Mourinho’s appointment at Old Trafford, Rio Ferdinand said, “Congratulations to Jose on being announced manager of the biggest club in the world.”
Ferdinand feels this will be the most exciting & most challenging job for Mourinho as a coach at Old Trafford.
According to him, “The first thing he needs to do is install ‘winning mentality’ back into the club. Get this ingredient back into the players but also the people that work inside the club day to day. Give them back that belief so it is breathing throughout the club again, which is so important. But doing the above in the Manchester United way is equally as important.”
He further added, “I have heard many say the ‘Mourinho WAY’ is not the Manchester United style of playing football. However, the Chelsea team that Jose put together first time round when he entered the Premier League played with wingers and hurt teams with quick attacking play. They had the likes of Robben and Duff on the wings who were direct and quick.”
After his recent unsuccessful time at Chelsea in the final year, it will be a huge challenge for Mourinho to prove a point or two.He will be desperate to silence the media who have been writing and saying negative things about him (he will have stored it all being the competitor he is) and will be as focused as ever.