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Jose Mourinho left his press conference after losing against Spurs last week demanding respect from the journalists. It goes without saying that a man of Mourinho's talents, does deserve his fair share of respect.
Also, something that must be noted is that Mourinho was right in saying that he has won 3 Premier league titles more than the other 19 managers combined. But something that must be asked is how many of them did he win as United manager? The answer is none, so, what he stated was irrelevant and doesn't concern United's current state.
With Manchester United starting the season with 2 losses from the first 4 games, the criticism against Mourinho and his men has been sky-rocketing. Nevertheless, here are the three reasons why United need to keep Mourinho.
#1 Poor Timing
If Manchester United were to sack Mourinho, the timing would be really poor. Due to the fact that we are a month into the new season and getting a new manager will be bad for United and their hunt for the title. Also, if they were to part ways with Mourinho they would have to allow the new manager more time to find his feet and implant his philosophy.
But giving him more time may be bad for United, as the bad results may keep on coming pushing them down the table and pushing them further and further away from the title.
Jose Mourinho also signed a new contract extension in January. The fact that the board offered him a new deal shows that they clearly felt he is the right man for the job. Sacking him wouldn't make any sense from the board's point of view bearing in mind it was reported that they will also have to pay £12 million to sack him.
#2 Further Instability
Like I stated earlier, sacking Jose Mourinho during this part of the season wouldn't be the right call. Even if they do sack Mourinho, the next question will be who will they replace him with?
Sacking him will worsen their position, putting them behind their rivals as they will have to search for a new manager. This is a bad thing because it will stall their season and for a club like United, they really can't afford to be finishing outside the top 4.
The sacking of Mourinho will also outline a dangerous precedent for future United managers given that he will be the 3rd manager sacked since Sir Alex Ferguson left.
#3 Starting to change
Would you ever believe that Jose Mourinho is changing his style? Well, you better believe it because, over the last two games against Spurs and Burnley, United registered 44 shots. So they are creating more goal scoring chances and pressing higher up the pitch.
In the game against Spurs, United started well, and they should have really scored in the first half. Even though Burnley were poor, United were clinical and played expansive football something the fans have been wanting to see for a long time now.
It must be said that with the players Mourinho has at his disposal the best thing to do is to play attacking football.
The result against Burnley brought back smiles to the faces of many Manchester United fans also their manager. But there are still many problems at United which need to be sorted out at the earliest. And, as always the expectations from Manchester United and Jose Mourinho are really high.
