José Mourinho turned down chance to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson - ESPN

José Mourinho was set to replace Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United boss in 2013 before changing his mind and rejoining Chelsea, a new Netflix documentary on the Portuguese manager revealed.

The three-episode documentary series titled «Mourinho» has been produced by Ventureland, the company that made the acclaimed documentaries «Beckham» and «FIFA Uncovered,» and tells the story of Mourinho's hugely successful and controversial career.

The documentary releases Tuesday as Mourinho prepares to embark on his second stint as Real Madrid manager after returning this summer.

A significant portion of the documentary is on his first spell at the Bernabéu, where he successfully broke the dominance of Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. But by the end of Mourinho's three-year stint with the club, his relationship with a majority of the squad had broken down and he was in an acrimonious feud with club captain Iker Casillas.

Madrid finished the season without a trophy, and Mourinho parted ways with the club in the summer of 2013. He revealed in the documentary that he was then set to join Manchester United.

«I think the objective of this work that we are doing is to tell the truth. When I left Real Madrid, I signed with Manchester United to go to Manchester United after Sir Alex, » Mourinho said.

Ferguson announced his decision to step down as Man United manager at the end of the 2012-13 season, ending his historic 26-year tenure with the club.

"[Mourinho] was offered a job, yes. I sat him down and explained the situation. And as far as I was concerned, he was accepting. And then within hours, it changed," Ferguson said in the documentary.

Mourinho admitted to being flattered by the offer but rejoined Chelsea because he «needed to feel