Jose Mourinho’s 1st Manchester United Interview: Key Quotes, Comments, Reaction

Newly appointed Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed his desire to “forget the past three years” at Old Trafford and instead focus on reviving some of the club’s older successes.

The Portuguese was confirmed as Louis van Gaal’s replacement on Friday, per BBC Sport, and spoke to MUTV (via BBC Sport’s Simon Stone) in his first interview since the announcement:

Jose to MUTV: “We can look at @ManUtd in two perspectives. The last 3 years and the club’s history. I prefer to forget the past 3 years.”

— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) May 27, 2016

Van Gaal signed off from his two-year spell with United by winning the FA Cup, but Mourinho is eager to make his own imprint at Old Trafford, per Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News:

Mourinho: ‘I will give absolutely everything to go into the direction we all want.’ #mufc

— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) May 27, 2016

Mourinho made his return to management six months after being fired from the Chelsea helm, and huge pressure is on his shoulders to ensure the same mistakes of that second Stamford Bridge spell aren’t repeated.

But the 53-year-old spoke of his managerial hiatus as a positive thing, pushing the notion he feels re-energised to take on the task of a “giant club” after a time out of the sport, …

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