“He’ll make the necessary changes that are required and have an immediate impact”.
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Mourinho was sacked from Chelsea past year just six months after leading them to the title for the third time he is the most successful manager in Chelsea history.
“I think I am in the right moment of my career, ” he added.
“He pontificates too much for my liking”, said Charlton when asked about Mourinho back in 2012, amid suggestions that he blocked attempts to install the Portuguese coach as United manager when Alex Ferguson retired a year later.
Here, Football.co.uk considers how things might pan out in that area with Mourinho in charge at Old Trafford.
United fans, though, need not worry.
“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 and go in the direction we all want”.
Sparks flew between the two when at the helms of Real Madrid and Barcelona in Spain from 2010-12.
Away from the field, Mourinho can be a spiky character and his confrontational and abrasive style with soccer authorities, media and even his own players has courted controversy at times.
“Mourinho’s appointment is fantastic news for Manchester United”, Terry told Sky Sports. He is now entangled in a legal case with former Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro, whom Mourinho undermined by accusing her of being “naive” for treating an injured player on the field during a Premier League game.
One fan, responding to Mourinho’s comments about the affinity he feels with United’s fans, pointed to a chant which has been heard at Old Trafford on a number of occasions down the years.
The Red Devils netted just 49 times under Van Gaal last term – once more than relegation battlers Sunderland.
United needs a world-class striker to back up the raw talent of Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, as well as more creativity in attacking midfield.
“He has good players and people like Wayne Rooney will respond to him because he understands them”.
Speaking earlier this season, former AC Milan and England coach Fabio Capello asserted: “Mourinho burns out his players after a year and a half, at most two years”.
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In addition to the challenges facing him at United, his return to management serves up some tantalising clashes with rivals old and new.
