LONDON -- Jose Mourinho will "always be the Special One," according to Mauricio Pochettino, who thinks the Manchester United manager will be remembered as one of football's greats.
Pochettino will face Mourinho for the 11th time as a manager when Tottenham Hotspur travel to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday's. And he says Mourinho, who joined Real Madrid in May 2010 while he was in his first managerial job at Espanyol, was one of his early influences as a manager.
Mourinho has struggled since the start of last season, earning 36 points in 30 games with Chelsea and United but Pochettino said the Portuguese boss has lost none of his magic.