Swap deal suggestion, tactical issue highlighted - Jose Mourinho Man United return verdict given

There could be a fairytale return for Jose Mourinho to manage Manchester United again.

The Manchester Evening News revealed on Tuesday that Mourinho would love to manage United for a second time, amid growing expectations Erik ten Hag will be sacked this summer. United have spectacularly regressed this season and suffered a 13th Premier League defeat of the campaign when thrashed 4-0 by Crystal Palace on Monday, an unwanted club record.

Although Mourinho would 'walk to Manchester' to manage United again, he feels the club don't want to bring him back, so our writers have shared their thoughts on what would be a shock appointment six years after he was sacked at Old Trafford.

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Mourinho won the Europa League and League Cup with United and famously said his greatest achievement was overseeing a second-placed finish in the league.

Here's what our writers think about a potential Mourinho return...

Samuel Luckhurst

Mourinho back at United would be box office. He is also a more appealing and qualified candidate than the majority of names who are on the bookies' chalkboards. He would have unfinished business at United after he was undermined by that sagacious football authority Ed Woodward in the summer of 2018.

Sir Alex Ferguson's pride got the better of him when he overlooked Mourinho in 2013. If he had been appointed then, he would have commanded immediate respect from the players, demanded key signings and United would have been the best-equipped team to win the title. Yet Ferguson plumped for a compatriot also synonymous with longevity and United did not even qualify for