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[caption id="attachment_15037" align="alignnone" width="580"] Jose Mourinho says he is ready for the United job. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Hours after being appointed the new manager of Manchester United, Jose Mourinho spoke to MUTV. Here are the excerpts: Congratulations on becoming the new Manchester United manager – how do you feel? I feel great. I think it comes in the right moment of my career because Man United is one of these clubs where you need really to be prepared for it because it is what I call a giant club. And giant clubs must be for the best managers and I think I am ready for it, so I could say I am happy, I am proud, I am honoured, I am everything but the reality is what I love is to work and I cannot wait for 7 July to go on the pitch. You’ve won trophies everywhere, what are your ambitions for United? I think we can look at our club now in two perspectives. One perspective is the last three years and another perspective is the club history. I think I prefer to forget the past three years, I prefer to focus on the giant club I have in my hands now and I think what the fans are expecting me to say is that I want to win. I think the players need to listen – I want to win. And more than that, I need the supporters and the players to feel that I say that but I think we can really [win] – it’s not just to say it. So yes, I want to focus on the history of this giant club and give what I have and what I don’t have – so I will give absolutely everything to try to go in the direction we all want. You seem to have had a good rapport with United fans when you have come here with Inter Milan, with Real Madrid, with Chelsea and for a charity game – what’s your message to United fans who will be watching this eagerly now? I know what they can give me. I think also they know what I can give them. Obviously the most important things are the players and the relation of the players is the bridge with them, but I think it is very important and curious that I play so many times against Man United and I play so many times at Old Trafford with other clubs and there was empathy. There were no problems and in fact I was pushed by that feeling to say sometimes things that my clubs were not happy with. I remember for example when I won at Old Trafford with Real Madrid, I told that the best team lost and not many people were happy at Real Madrid!