It's been nightmare after nightmare for Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford so far – so how did he end up like this, and far from being the 'Special One'?
When Jose Mourinho arrived on the scene in his first spell managing Chelsea, he was overflowing with confidence, calling himself the "Special One", and deservedly so – he had just lifted the Champions League with Porto and was about to have an enduring legacy at Stamford Bridge.
Over the years, however, Mourinho has slipped into a dark and desolate figure, cutting a Machiavellian character for himself and leaving a trail of destruction at clubs he's managed.
Success at clubs such as Chelsea and Inter have been followed by miserable and tormented end at Real Madrid and a horrific finish to his second stint at Stamford Bridge put his contributions to the club at stake.
So how has his reputation dissolved since his years at Chelsea? Goal takes a look.
GettyChelsea, 2006-07 | Mourinho vs Abramovich & Shevchenko
After two back-to-back Premier League victories with Chelsea in his first two seasons in charge, things turned pear-shaped for Mourinho during his third season at the club.
He was involved in a pre-season spat with owner Roman Abromavich over the transfer of Andriy Shevchenko – a signing he was unhappy with – and was not pleased that he was urged to play the striker each game.
Chelsea ended the season with the FA Cup and League Cup but finished six points behind winners Manchester United and were knocked out of the Champions Leagye by Liverpool in the semi-finals – and left the club just a few months into the next season.
AdvertisementGettyInter, 2009-10 | Winning the European Cup
Mourinho became the first manager in history to lift the Champions League twice with two different clubs when he won it with Inter in 2010.
A win in the final over Bayern Munich solidified Mourinho's star status as a manager, and it wasn't long before Real Madrid came calling – where it all truly started to unravel for the Portuguese coach.
GettyReal Madrid, 2010-11 | Mourinho vs Guardiola
Real Madrid are the club understood to have changed Mourinho for the worst, his time at the Bernabeu sprinkled with tensions amongst certain players in his dressing room and the start of a long-running rivalry with nemesis Pep Guardiola.
The two were colleagues at Barcelona many moons ago but Guardiola's success at Camp Nou was Mourinhos' Goliath, starting from his very first El Clasico where he was thumped and stunned 5-0.
GettyReal Madrid, 2010-11 | Mourinho vs Real Madrid & UEFAWhen Real Madrid were made to face Barcelona four times in a matter of 18 days at the end of the 2010-11 season in La Liga and the Champions League, Mourinho accused UEFA of having favouritism for the Catalan side that led him to be banned for five games.