3 reasons why Jose Mourinho will be desperate to win the FA Cup

Jose Mourinho has earned the reputation of a winning manager who consistently gets the best out of his players. His mojo seems to have faded recently but he is still among the top managers in Europe.

At Manchester United, he had a very decent debut season where he won the League Cup and also won the UEFA Europa League. United were expected to go on to greater things in his second season but after a bright start to the campaign, the Red Devils stumbled at some crucial moments to crash out of the Champions League and also the Premier League title race.

However, Jose's appetite for trophies is ever growing and following some clinical performances, United have made it to the finals of the FA Cup where they will take on Antonio Conte's Chelsea.

Here are 3 reasons why Jose Mourinho will be desperate to win the FA Cup this year:

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#3 The rivalry with Antonio Conte

Mourinho and Conte are not big fans of each other

It's rather captivating to note that Chelsea's bad run started around the time Mourinho engaged Conte in a war of words. Mourinho is the master of mind games and both managers held nothing back in going after the other.

Conte called Mourinho 'demenzia senile' and Mou retorted by saying that he will never be involved in a match-fixing scandal, unlike his Chelsea counterpart. Things were getting pretty heated between the two managers and when Mourinho seemed to be enjoying it, Conte seemed visibly distraught.

When Chelsea came to visit Old Trafford in the last week of February, everyone wanted to know who would have the last laugh. Manchester United came from being 1-0 down to snatch all 3 points.

Mourinho has led his team to better things since and the Red Devils have subsequently beaten Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal whereas Chelsea's fortunes have taken a big hit.

An FA Cup triumph will be the icing on the cake for Jose Mourinho who will consider the moral victory over Antonio Conte complete. We are sure Mourinho will love robbing Conte of his one shot at redemption this season.

#2 Jose Mourinho loves silverware

Mourinho kisses the Europa League trophy

Jose Mourinho recently told ESPN Brazil,

"It's my fault because my career was built to win."

"It's always victories and victories. And now it's been almost a year without any victories and I feel like that's more important than people who never won anything.

"But in reality, people who never win anything are worse than the ones who always win and someday just don't. I have never been an entire season without victories, so that means that if I don't win [the FA Cup], the fact that I made it to the finals turns into only an 'option.'

Need I say anything more? Mourinho knows how to set his teams up for the big games and he has numerous super-villain methods to make sure the trophy ends up in his cabinet.

If they win the FA Cup, Manchester United can sign off on a positive note and the fans will love a cup victory over rivals, Chelsea.

And Mourinho will feel happier in his gaffer's seat at Old Trafford.

#1 Manchester United can equal Arsenal's FA Cup record

Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho

With a record 20 league titles, 12 FA Cups, 5 League Cups, 21 Community Shields, 3 UEFA Champions League titles and 1 UEFA Europa League title, Manchester United are, without doubt, the most illustrious club in England.

Arsenal have won the FA Cup a record 13 times. If United beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final, they will top the lists for winning the two most coveted trophies in England- the Premier League and the FA Cup.

For a manager who has built his career on winning trophies, Winning the FA Cup this year could prove to be even sweeter than their League Cup triumph from last season owing to the opposition they will face and also due to the record they can add to their name.