#3 Firing Mourinho
However, things became ugly after Jose Mourinho took it too far in the power struggle. His treatment of club legend, Iker Casillas, and key figures, Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo, saw most of the fans grow disillusioned of his tenure.
Indeed, by the time he completed his third season, most fans wanted to see the back of him. Such was the pressure from the fans and the toxicity of the dressing room that Perez was forced to sack the now Manchester United manager.
He was the only manager in the modern history of the club that enjoyed so much freedom over club matters and faith of the president despite not winning many titles. However, since most of the senior players were reluctant to work with him for a fourth season, causing an ‘us or him’ scenario for the president, Perez had to let go of the Special One.
And it was one of the best decisions since what happened after that has been the most successful time in the club’s recent history.
