Mourinho wrong to return to Chelsea – Ferguson

To that, Mourinho said that Giggs had wanted to be the manager – essentially his job – but “the owners, the board decided that the job was for me”. It is not my fault.

With another attacking player Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the way to United and Anthony Martial already on the club’s books, there will be competition in the attacking positions. I can say I am where I want to be. “At the same time I know the legacy”.

“I am sure that even losing, I’m sure Man Utd fans will remember some of my teams that played here and won here”.

“The last three years are to forget”.

“I thought Jose was wrong to go back to Chelsea, I really do”, Ferguson said. “To finish 4 is not the aim”.

The legendary manager also suggested Mourinho had made a mistake by returning for a second spell as Chelsea manager, from where he was dismissed in December 2015.

Rashford became a fan-favorite at Old Trafford this past season after a phenomenal debut in the Europa League followed by a brace in his Premier League debut against Arsenal.

“It would be easy and pragmatic to point at the last three years”.

“There are some managers, the last time they won a title was 10 years ago, the last time I won was a year ago”, Mourinho told reporters.

Mourinho won three league titles with Chelsea. So if I have a lot to prove, imagine the others.

“I don’t defend that the manager should have “a” style of play”.

He said: “The reality I was in trouble for the last five months”.

He will not be Mourinho’s last signing after the Portuguese confirmed on Tuesday that he will sign at least one more player this summer. I want everything. I want to play matches well, score goals, play young players and I don’t want to concede goals’.

One thing that needed no guessing, as the 53-year-old pointed out, was how he plans to be upfront with the media and his players.

Whilst the former Porto, Inter Milan and Real Madrid boss has admitted that the fact that England’s most successful side isn’t in the Champions League is something of a travesty, he won’t be satisfied until they are crowned Premier League champions once more.

In a news conference at Old Trafford before 25 camera crews from around the world, Mourinho covered a wide range of issues from transfer targets to the need for Wayne Rooney to continue playing as a striker and the departure of Ryan Giggs.