Jose Mourinho has taken aim at Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s handling of the club in a wide-ranging interview.
Mourinho, 62, revealed all when he sat down to speak to Portuguese TV channel Canal 11.
The Portuguese coach, who is currently in charge of Turkish side Fenerbahce, managed the Red Devils from 2016 to 2018 – during which time he won the Europa League and guided United to their previous best Premier League finish of second.
Now, he has cited the departure of the club’s former chief executive David Gill, who left them in 2013 after 16 years.
Mourinho said: ‘There’s a critical moment at that club, not only with Sir Alex’s departure, but also with David Gill’s. David Moyes came in, but when my Netflix documentary comes out, the story will be told.
‘I’ll arrive later, and when I arrive, I’ll arrive at a club still going through that period. We won several things, we finished second in the league. I still say I don’t understand clubs that are punished with financial fair play and pay [in cash].
‘I think they should pay points. Manchester City was punished, and legally, we should have won the league. But it wasn’t enough for me to have stability, continuity.
‘Today, I think that with the change in ownership at the club, with an owner who doesn’t have much experience in football but rather in sport’.
The Portuguese manager then went on to discuss the performance of his compatriot in United’s current coach Ruben Amorim.
Mourinho offered Amorim the chance to visit the club’s Carrington training ground when he was undertaking a coaching internship in 2018.
However, that previous experience has not translated into success on the field for the younger Portuguese coach so far.
Having moved to Old Trafford mid-way through last season after opting to leave Sporting CP, Amorim endured a difficult first campaign at the helm.
Under his stewardship, United recorded their worst-ever Premier League finish of 15th and will not play in Europe next season having lost the Europa League final to Tottenham in May.
However, Amorim will be hoping next season brings better results having secured the signings of Matheus Cunha from Wolves and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford in a bid to bolster his side’s attacking firepower.
Mourinho added: ‘What happened to Ruben, from being the manager of the worst Manchester United in Premier League history to having continuity and confidence to continue and be Ruben Amorim, is a sign that a lot needs to change.
‘With that stability…we all agree that he’s a manager. with great potential and personality. I think he has incredible potential to do great work.’
