Hiring the charismatic and controversial José Mourinho as manager, which Manchester United finally did on Friday, might seem a risky move for a storied club. Unsettled ever since the longtime manager Alex Ferguson walked away in 2013 and already out of next season’s Champions League, United would seem to face an uncertain immediate future regardless of who sits in the manager’s chair.
But Mourinho’s history at top clubs, including Porto, Chelsea (twice), Inter Milan and Real Madrid, is well established, so much so that one might say the future at Manchester United is almost preordained. If his history holds true, here’s what United fans can expect.