LONDON: Jose Mourinho's position as Manchester United supervisor is not beneath instant threat, senior figures on the club have said, denying a report he was once set to be sacked next week.
United are suffering in 10th place and closing week's Three-1 loss to West Ham made it the club's worst begin to a league marketing campaign in 29 years.
The Daily Mirror reported past due Friday that Mourinho could be disregarded regardless of the result of United's event at home to Newcastle on Saturday.
But senior figures at United advised Press Association Sport that Mourinho would retain his job for the immediate future.
The agency reported that United look set to give Mourinho the upcoming global wreck to show issues round at Old Trafford.
Tuesday's goalless Champions League draw in opposition to Valencia within the Champions League additionally supposed the previous Chelsea boss had long past 4 home matches with no win for the first time in his managerial occupation.
In his pre-match press convention on Friday, Mourinho authorized that the efficiency was once now not excellent enough.
"We are better than this and because we are better than this, our situation is going to improve. I have no doubts about that," he said.
Eyebrows were raised when the clicking convention, called for the strangely early time of 8:00 am (0700 GMT), lasted an insignificant eight mins and 29 seconds.
Mourinho claimed United had overachieved in completing 2nd closing season, 19 points at the back of champions Manchester City, and said he at all times expected this marketing campaign to be more difficult.
"I think opponents with much more potential than us finished behind us," he said.
"That is the reason why it was a phenomenal season."
United changed into a byword for managerial balance all over Alex Ferguson's trophy-laden 26-and-a-half years in price.
But were Mourinho to be disregarded, it might imply United had were given via 3 full-time managers, plus club great Ryan Giggs's spell as caretaker, within the five years for the reason that mythical Scottish boss retired in 2013 -- a length that has coincided with the club failing to win both the Premier League or Europe's Champions League.
Former United and England full-back Gary Neville, considered one of Ferguson's most dependable avid gamers, said such an attrition charge went in opposition to the "principles and values" of the club.
Asked if United could be proper to sack Mourinho, Sky Sports pundit Neville replied: "No. To be honest I'm livid.
"I'm livid going again 3, 4 years ago when David Moyes was once sacked, when it broke an afternoon earlier than to reporters.
"I think of Louis van Gaal being sacked the evening of a cup final and finding out from other people."
In what seemed to be an attack on Ed Woodward, United's government vice-chairman, Neville added: "At the end of the day this is now going on five or six years and I've to mention that any supervisor -- Jose Mourinho is one of the highest managers in the world -- and I believe on this moment in time any supervisor would battle in that football club, the best way by which recruitment is treated, the best way by which it operates.
"Enough is enough for me... I've to mention one thing has to change and it's not the chief, it's above that."
United are suffering in 10th place and closing week's Three-1 loss to West Ham made it the club's worst begin to a league marketing campaign in 29 years.
The Daily Mirror reported past due Friday that Mourinho could be disregarded regardless of the result of United's event at home to Newcastle on Saturday.
But senior figures at United advised Press Association Sport that Mourinho would retain his job for the immediate future.
The agency reported that United look set to give Mourinho the upcoming global wreck to show issues round at Old Trafford.
Tuesday's goalless Champions League draw in opposition to Valencia within the Champions League additionally supposed the previous Chelsea boss had long past 4 home matches with no win for the first time in his managerial occupation.
In his pre-match press convention on Friday, Mourinho authorized that the efficiency was once now not excellent enough.
"We are better than this and because we are better than this, our situation is going to improve. I have no doubts about that," he said.
Eyebrows were raised when the clicking convention, called for the strangely early time of 8:00 am (0700 GMT), lasted an insignificant eight mins and 29 seconds.
Mourinho claimed United had overachieved in completing 2nd closing season, 19 points at the back of champions Manchester City, and said he at all times expected this marketing campaign to be more difficult.
"I think opponents with much more potential than us finished behind us," he said.
"That is the reason why it was a phenomenal season."
United changed into a byword for managerial balance all over Alex Ferguson's trophy-laden 26-and-a-half years in price.
But were Mourinho to be disregarded, it might imply United had were given via 3 full-time managers, plus club great Ryan Giggs's spell as caretaker, within the five years for the reason that mythical Scottish boss retired in 2013 -- a length that has coincided with the club failing to win both the Premier League or Europe's Champions League.
Former United and England full-back Gary Neville, considered one of Ferguson's most dependable avid gamers, said such an attrition charge went in opposition to the "principles and values" of the club.
Asked if United could be proper to sack Mourinho, Sky Sports pundit Neville replied: "No. To be honest I'm livid.
"I'm livid going again 3, 4 years ago when David Moyes was once sacked, when it broke an afternoon earlier than to reporters.
"I think of Louis van Gaal being sacked the evening of a cup final and finding out from other people."
In what seemed to be an attack on Ed Woodward, United's government vice-chairman, Neville added: "At the end of the day this is now going on five or six years and I've to mention that any supervisor -- Jose Mourinho is one of the highest managers in the world -- and I believe on this moment in time any supervisor would battle in that football club, the best way by which recruitment is treated, the best way by which it operates.
"Enough is enough for me... I've to mention one thing has to change and it's not the chief, it's above that."
Jose Mourinho's job not under immediate threat: Man United sources
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