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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho revealed all to Sky Sports’ Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley in an exclusive interview before Friday Night Football.

Ahead of Southampton’s trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford, the Portuguese boss opened up on a number of subjects, including his relationship with United fans, the summer spending and why the title should not be an obsession in his first season.

Remember, you can watch Friday Night Football from 6.30pm on Sky Sports 1, and Sky Sports customers can sign in to watch in-game clips from Old Trafford.

Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley will be joined at Sky Studios by Henry, Jamie Redknapp, Jamie Carragher and Ryan Giggs.

Jose on Friday nights…

I’m happy with this one, because the players are working very hard, and it’s a great chance to give them Saturday and Sunday off, which they are not going to get many times, and they really deserve it. Hopefully we enjoy Friday night, and to enjoy you have to win, that’s our philosophy.

On Old Trafford and United fans…

I’ve managed many, many times against Manchester United. I’ve enjoyed it. Even as an opponent I could create a good relationship with the fans, I never had problems, and I have not always behaved the best way. The first time I was running to celebrate a goal at touchline. Maybe it is Sir Alex Ferguson’s doing, with the relationship we had, I always tried to be nice and have a relationship with the fans at Old Trafford.

This time I go and for the first time I can do what I never did, which is ask for their support. I always play against them, and this time they are on my side.

As a fan you can go to the stadium and watch the game, or you can go and play, and what I ask them to do is go to Old Trafford and play. If they play, it’s 80,000 + 11, versus 11, and the opposition has no chance. I give them that responsibility, if they are behind my players we have a big chance.

I try to protect myself and live in a quiet way. I come here to the training ground at 7.30, and I leave at 5.30, 6 o’clock, and then it’s dinner time and rest again. I don’t have a social life where I can feel the fans a lot, but I’ve played a few friendlies already, Wembley, Bournemouth, Rooney’s testimonial, and I know they will be there for the players.

After the match at Bournemouth I was told they have a song, but I couldn’t react because I didn’t understand it or because I was so focused on the game. I just reacted on the typical “Sit down Mourinho” song, which by them I am used to! I got it in a funny way of course!

On his career…

This is like the top of my career, but it comes in the early stage of my career, because as a manager I am really young, and I think I …

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