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#5 Mourinho's second season
While every key aspect of a title win can be prepared in advance, one definitely needs a bit of luck to go along with it. Jose Mourinho's track record of winning the league in his second season at FC Porto, Chelsea (twice), Inter Milan and Real Madrid gives the air of positivity around the club.
The Portuguese is normally known to take a season for setting the team up and two summer transfer windows to sign the players he needs. Thus, his teams dominate the landscape in the second season and sit right at the top of the pile come May.
One look at the United squad, their playing style and confidence shows that the team is both ready and hungry to win the big prize this season and do well in the Champions League as well.
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While a case can be made on how Mourinho relies on a concept of building his team to "win now", one cannot deny that it is supremely effective. No wonder, the seasoned manager has won 8 league titles in 17 years of management across 4 countries. Further, he won the coveted Champions League twice.
Thus, Mourinho is a proven winner and given his history with second seasons, one can be assured that he will get United back on top of the perch this year.
