Fellaini played under Mourinho during the latter’s two-and-a-half years as manager at Old Trafford between 2016 and 2019, and the player’s efforts across this time were appreciated by his old boss recently on Instagram.
On our latest episode of the UTD Podcast, available to listen to and watch from 18:00 BST on Monday 1 April, Marouane responds to those words and explained that the pair’s working relationship got off on the right foot following another direct message to him from Jose, when the Portuguese coach was first appointed at United.
“I never met him before [then].