Former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy has explained why Manchester United must get Jose Mourinho after Manchester City secured Pep Guardiola’s signature.
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Since becoming a free agent, Mourinho has constantly been linked with the United role, despite the fact Louis van Gaal still has another year to run on his current deal.
Ray Wilkins says he “wouldn’t put it past” Jose Mourinho making a stunning move for John Terry if he becomes Manchester United manager.
But McCarthy, who won two Portuguese league titles as well as the Champions League under Mourinho at Porto, thinks the 52-year-old is the right man to succeed Van Gaal at Old Trafford.
Berta would also prove a valuable asset because of his history with Atletico Madrid who have several reported United targets on their books, including Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann. There are also concerns that No 2 Ryan Giggs would not stay to integrate himself into another new regime, having had to sit alongside David Moyes and Van Gaal while United have declined. By rule, Hazard had to leave the field for treatment, which momentarily left Chelsea with just nine players because goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had received a red card earlier in the match.
“Manchester United is that kind of club”.
“You haven’t spoken to Ed Woodward or (owners) the Glazers, so you are inventing this story”, van Gaal said.
United have improved in recent weeks, performing vibrantly against Derby, Stoke and Chelsea, however they are six points adrift of a Champions League qualifying berth and were eliminated from the competition’s group stage in December. “If I knew the answer to that question, I would be the CEO”.
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“At this moment I don’t have a job, and I don’t know where football will take me, because in football you never know”.
