By AFPMore by this AuthorLONDONJose Mourinho reportedly cried when he heard he had not been chosen as the heir to Alex Ferguson's throne at Old Trafford.Five years on, having finally landed his dream job, Mourinho's United tenure also ended in tears. Sunday's 3-1 defeat to bitter rivals Liverpool, which left United 19 points off the Premier League leaders after just 17 games, proved the final straw. In a recurring theme from his third seasons at Real Madrid and in his second spell at Chelsea, Mourinho's message quickly fell on deaf ears. Without his confidant and assistant for 17 years, Rui Faria, who left United in May, Mourinho became even more volatile. The United board also seemed to lose faith just months after handing Mourinho a new contract until 2020 in January.

Source: Daily Nation December 18, 2018 11:15 UTC