Football Soccer - Fenerbahce SK v Manchester United - UEFA Europa League Group Stage - Group A - SK Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey - 3/11/16 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho Reuters / Murad Sezer Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CAIRO_17 April 2020: Portuguese manager, José Mourinho, was set to start his journey in English football from Liverpool instead of London, according to French journalist, Nicholas Villas' new book 'Mourinho: Behind the Special One, from the origin to the glory,’The new book details how close the Portuguese manager was from coaching Liverpool after reaching an agreement with then Liverpool's Chief Executive, Rick Barry. 'Mourinho should have gone to Liverpool. Rick Parry was in charge of transfers and we had an agreement.' "Mourinho's agent, Jorge Mendez, was behind the manager's decision to reject the deal as he got him another offer from Chelsea, where Roman Abramovic was ready to rebuild the club.

Source: Egypt Today April 17, 2020 15:11 UTC