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‘Wouldn’t be against it’ – Man United told to consider rehiring sacked manager amid Ruben Amorim doubts
Manchester United have been told to not rule out a wild play to bring back Jose Mourinho. That’s the view of former Benfica and Chelsea left-back Scott Minto, who also believes the Portuguese could be the man to turn around United’s current fortunes. United have been told Mourinho could fix their most glaring issueGetty Ruben Amorim’s continued with a crushing Manchester derby defeat on SundayGetty However, the Red Devils will have to wait if they choose to replace Ruben Amorim with Mourinho. Their former manager is set to return to the dugout less than a month after being sacked by Fenerbahce. talkSPORT understands he has agreed a deal with Benfica, who parted ways with Bruno Lage on Tuesday. Amorim had previously been considered for the role before Lage was dismissed following their Champions League loss to Qarabag. Minto assessed Mourinho’s current status as a manager ahead of his imminent move to another of his former clubs. He told Hawksbee & Jacobs: “I wouldn’t be against him going to Manchester United, let alone to Benfica, because they are too open. “They are too easy to beat. And I think he’s someone who, if you look back now, has arguably done the best job at Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson.” Mourinho’s United record Mourinho previously spent over two years in charge at Old Trafford after succeeding Louis van Gaal in the summer of 2016. During that time, he won 84 of his 144 matches at a win rate of just over 58 per cent. Ferguson is the only permanent manager in United’s history to achieve a higher win percentage during their tenure. Man United managers since Sir Alex Ferguson 2013-14: David Moyes – 51 per cent win rate, Community Shield 2014-16: Louis van Gaal – 52 per cent win rate, FA Cup 2016-18: Jose Mourinho – 58 per cent win rate, Europa League, League Cup & Community Shield 2018-21: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – 55 per cent win rate 2021-22: Ralf Rangnick (Interim) – 38 per cent win rate 2022-24: Erik ten Hag – 56 per cent win rate, FA Cup & League Cup 2024-Present: Ruben Amorim – 38 per cent win rate He also lifted the Europa League, League Cup and Community Shield as well as finishing second in the Premier League during the 2017/18 season. Those successes are in stark contrast to the first 10 months of Amorim’s Old Trafford reign. The humbling 3-0 Manchester derby defeat on Sunday represented his 16th loss in just 31 Premier League matches. Despite winning just eight of those fixtures, Amorim maintains the backing of the United board, talkSPORT understands. Will Mourinho succeed at Benfica? Meanwhile, Mourinho is the ideal candidate for Benfica according to Minto, who spent 18 months with the club as a player. He added: “I think he needs a real meaty supporter base and meaty club to get his teeth stuck into. Mourinho is set to return to Benfica after agreeing a deal with the Portuguese clubGetty “Benfica, I can tell you when I first went there, the first training session at the training ground, there were 5,000 people there. “We had one game at the Estadio da Luz in pre-season against Lazio. There were 80,000 people there to see who would represent their team for the rest of the season. It’s an incredibly big club, it really is. “We’ll see whether this is a short-term appointment, whether he can come back into the Premier League. But I genuinely would never rule out Mourinho and his tactics at all.” Mourinho’s return to Benfica follows a defeat to the Eagles in the Champions League play-off round, which proved to be his final match as Fenerbahce boss. The 62-year-old previously spent three months in 2000 after being handed his first senior managerial role.
Manchester United have been told to not rule out a wild play to bring back Jose Mourinho.
That’s the view of former Benfica and Chelsea left-back Scott Minto, who also believes the Portuguese could be the man to turn around United’s current fortunes.
However, the Red Devils will have to wait if they choose to replace Ruben Amorim with Mourinho.
Their former manager is set to return to the dugout less than a month after being sacked by Fenerbahce.
talkSPORT understands he has agreed a deal with Benfica, who parted ways with Bruno Lage on Tuesday.
Amorim had previously been considered for the role before Lage was dismissed following their Champions League loss to Qarabag.
Minto assessed Mourinho’s current status as a manager ahead of his imminent move to another of his former clubs.
He told Hawksbee & Jacobs: “I wouldn’t be against him going to Manchester United, let alone to Benfica, because they are too open.
“They are too easy to beat. And I think he’s someone who, if you look back now, has arguably done the best job at Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson.”
Mourinho’s United record
Mourinho previously spent over two years in charge at Old Trafford after succeeding Louis van Gaal in the summer of 2016.
During that time, he won 84 of his 144 matches at a win rate of just over 58 per cent.
Ferguson is the only permanent manager in United’s history to achieve a higher win percentage during their tenure.
Man United managers since Sir Alex Ferguson
2013-14: David Moyes – 51 per cent win rate, Community Shield
2014-16: Louis van Gaal – 52 per cent win rate, FA Cup
2016-18: Jose Mourinho – 58 per cent win rate, Europa League, League Cup & Community Shield
2018-21: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – 55 per cent win rate
2021-22: Ralf Rangnick (Interim) – 38 per cent win rate
2022-24: Erik ten Hag – 56 per cent win rate, FA Cup & League Cup
2024-Present: Ruben Amorim – 38 per cent win rate
He also lifted the Europa League, League Cup and Community Shield as well as finishing second in the Premier League during the 2017/18 season.
Those successes are in stark contrast to the first 10 months of Amorim’s Old Trafford reign.
The humbling 3-0 Manchester derby defeat on Sunday represented his 16th loss in just 31 Premier League matches.
Despite winning just eight of those fixtures, Amorim maintains the backing of the United board, talkSPORT understands.
Will Mourinho succeed at Benfica?
Meanwhile, Mourinho is the ideal candidate for Benfica according to Minto, who spent 18 months with the club as a player.
He added: “I think he needs a real meaty supporter base and meaty club to get his teeth stuck into.
“Benfica, I can tell you when I first went there, the first training session at the training ground, there were 5,000 people there.
“We had one game at the Estadio da Luz in pre-season against Lazio. There were 80,000 people there to see who would represent their team for the rest of the season. It’s an incredibly big club, it really is.
“We’ll see whether this is a short-term appointment, whether he can come back into the Premier League. But I genuinely would never rule out Mourinho and his tactics at all.”
Mourinho’s return to Benfica follows a defeat to the Eagles in the Champions League play-off round, which proved to be his final match as Fenerbahce boss.
The 62-year-old previously spent three months in 2000 after being handed his first senior managerial role.
