Source: TheGuardian
José Mourinho just the latest casualty in Ed Woodward’s failing regime | Daniel Taylor
Manager did not help himself but the man in charge, the owners and the players at Manchester United have to share the blameIf you ever needed to know what a mess Manchester United have made of replacing Sir Alex Ferguson, perhaps we can start with the tragicomedy that there are still 194 days before the six-year contract handed to David Moyes was supposed to lapse. Moyes lasted nine months and, in the process, seemed to age 10 years.Louis van Gaal gave Old Trafford two seasons of drift. And now José Mourinho is history, too – with his lip curled, his bank account swelled by a reputed £15m in severance pay and a very public decline in which he demonstrated that the higher a man climbs the more you see of his backside. Related: Manchester United to appoint caretaker manager after sacking José Mourinho Related: Manchester United fans on Mourinho: the 'serial winner' who had to go Related: Mourinho and United ended up like a loveless celebrity marriage | Barney Ronay Continue reading......read full article
