‘I’m not happy to be right’ – Jose Mourinho says he has been vindicated over Manchester United issues

Jose Mourinho says he has been proven right about the issues at Manchester United and feels the ‘mentality and organisation’ of the club were the problem – not him.

The self-proclaimed Special One finished second with United in the 2017-18 Premier League season, having won the Carabao Cup and Europa League in the previous campaign, but was dismissed a few months later with the side sitting in sixth place.

Since then, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Michael Carrick and Ralf Rangnick have all had spells in the dugout – with the latter overseeing United’s lowest points tally (58) in the Premier League era.

Speaking to beIN Sports in 2019, Mourinho said his second-place finish was ‘one of the best jobs of my career’ because of the issues ‘behind the scenes’ that people were unaware of, and that time would show what he meant.

Three years on and United have appointed yet another new manager – with Erik ten Hag the latest man tasked with revolutionising the club – while their latest underwhelming campaign prompted Rio Ferdinand to offer Mourinho an apology.

The Portuguese coach, who can end Roma’s 14-year wait for a trophy in Wednesday’s Europa Conference League final, insists he takes little pleasure in United’s continued struggles but feels he has been fully vindicated.

Asked if time has proven him right about United’s issues, Mourinho told BT Sport: ‘Unfortunately, yes.

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‘Of course, my English connection is Chelsea – that’s the way I’m seeing it, as a Chelsea man, two periods at Chelsea, six years.

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