The Portuguese manager was quick to point the finger at his players after the loss to Fenerbahce, but it is up to him to now stop the club drifting further away from the top.
Ask any Chelsea player who experienced the forgettable 2015-16 season at Stamford Bridge and they will tell you that Jose Mourinho has been more scathing of his players than he was on Thursday after Manchester United’s defeat to Fenerbahce.
But while there wasn’t any talk of feeling “betrayed” by his squad, he left nobody in any doubt that he was hugely dissatisfied with the attitude of his United side as it went through the motions on its way to a 2-1 reverse in Turkey.