Sky Sport Report: Manchester United legend feels that Mourinho shouldn't be sacked giving some vital reasons

THINGS WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE FOR UNITED ON MONDAY WHEN THEY LOST TO TOTTENHAM 3-0 AT OLD TRAFFORD TO MOUNT FURTHER PRESSURE ON MOURINHO TO BE SACKED. BUT A FORMER UNITED LEGEND FEELS THAT HE SHOULDN’T BE SACKED.

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Jose Mourinho should be given the chance to put things right at Manchester United and see out his contract, says Gary Neville. The Portuguese finds himself falling under ever-increasing pressure at Old Trafford, with a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham on Monday seeing more questions asked of his ongoing presence. This also was their worst start to a premier league season in 26 years. Mourinho could be the one to pay the price for all the defensive mistakes after not getting enough backing in the summer.

Neville believes it would be wrong of United to part with a proven coach they handed fresh terms to back in January. The former defender told Sky Sports: “We saw Louis van Gaal sacked after an FA Cup final victory, we saw David Moyes sacked with four games to go of a season, so we are no longer talking about a football club that is behaving as it has historically done.

“I accept these are different times and I accept the difficulties and challenges, but my honest view as I stand here now is that Ed Woodward gave him a contract last season, only seven or eight months ago, and he should see that contract through to the end and do the job. You can’t keep jumping around with managers. I hear the third-year Mourinho stories and all the rest of it and you can’t disagree with those stories because there is some history.

“But what I would say is it’s time now for Manchester United to batten down the hatches and for Jose Mourinho and Ed Woodward to sort themselves out if there is a problem there. Get the team right for the rest of the season because the club is bigger than any individual. They have to get themselves sorted because it’s not a time for in-fighting and politics.”

Neville added: “He saw the end of his contract at Inter Milan, he saw the end of his contract at Porto and he saw the end of his contract at Real Madrid. It’s only at Chelsea, which is a club of madness, where this has happened. At Inter Milan, Porto and Real Madrid he saw it to the end so let’s not rewrite history.

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At Chelsea, everybody dies a little bit early. It’s that type of club, he’s not on his own there. It was tough for him at Real Madrid and he got through to the end of the season. I don’t see it happening during the season. To suggest that Manchester United are like Chelsea is not right. I have to say Manchester United still do things slightly differently.”

AUTHOR’S TAKE:

I think it’s a 50-50 on what Neville said. On one hand, yes he signed a contract extension in January and if Ed Woodward knew that he won’t be able to back the choices of Mourinho in the summer, then he shouldn’t have given him the contract at the first place. On the other hand, keeping him beyond this season could be really risky for United because if they don’t qualify for Europe this season, next year the expectations will be even higher to win the league. I think the club needs a new direction and a new style which only a new manager can provide. It’s not entirely Jose’s fault.

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