Fenerbahce head coach José Mourinho has stated he expects his former membership Manchester United to succeed “eventually” regardless of the continued turbulence on the Premier League membership.
Erik ten Hag’s staff are twelfth within the standings after profitable simply three of their opening eight league video games and are winless within the Europa League.
Talking forward of his staff’s showdown towards United on Thursday, Mourinho informed a information convention: “Having analysed them with my staff, there’s work there and they’re going to succeed eventually.
“I would like them to achieve success. I want the perfect for the coach and gamers.
“I would like the perfect for them. If issues aren’t going amazingly effectively for them, it is not one thing that makes me completely happy.”
Mourinho stated he understands United followers’ frustration after a run of only one win in 9 European matches.
Ten Hag’s aspect ended a five-match winless run in Saturday’s 2-1 league win over Brentford.
“They’ve a greater staff than the outcomes are displaying,” Mourinho stated.
Regardless of their struggles this season, Mourinho stated United can elevate the Europa League.
“If I’ve to say now who’re the 2 largest candidates to win the Europa League, I believe it is simple, I’d say Manchester United and Tottenham,” he stated. “The Premier League is a distinct stage of high quality, a distinct stage of depth, of tempo, of tactical tradition, of every little thing. Tomorrow we’re going to play towards one of many two strongest groups.”
United coach Ten Hag took over in April 2022 and has led United to 2 trophies — the Carabao Cup in 2023 and final season’s FA Cup.
“They hold religion within the coach,” Mourinho stated of United’s backing of Ten Hag. “They assist the coach, the coach is staying season after season and which means stability, it means belief.”
Mourinho, who coached United from 2016 to 2018, profitable a Europa League and Carabao Cup, was sacked together with his staff 11 factors adrift of the Champions League locations in December 2018.
“They’re giving him [Ten Hag] situations to maintain growing his job,” Mourinho stated. “That was a distinction in relation to me.”
In the meantime, Mourinho remains to be hopeful he might grow to be a Premier League Champion with United if Manchester Metropolis are retroactively docked factors because of Monetary Truthful Play breaches.
Metropolis are dealing with 115 fees of breaking Premier League monetary laws and may very well be stripped of their titles or docked factors if discovered responsible.
“We completed second within the Premier League [19 points adrift of Manchester City in the 2017-18 campaign],” Mourinho stated.
“I believe we nonetheless have an opportunity to win that league as a result of perhaps they punish Man Metropolis with factors and perhaps we win that league they usually should pay me the bonus and provides me the medal.”
