The performances on the pitch were simply not good enough under the Portuguese, with five games in particular highlighting his downfall
Like Palermo, Manchester United have a pink kit and have become adept at sacking managers. Jose Mourinho has now joined David Moyes and Louis van Gaal on the bonfire of regret that is the club’s post-Sir Alex Ferguson era.
Two trophies in his first season at the club and a second place behind runaway rivals Manchester City in his second, many, including United themselves after handing him a new contract, felt Mourinho was doing a pretty good job.