5 reasons to believe Jose Mourinho is a changed man at Manchester United

4. Mourinho and the media

Mourinho circled by the media

Okay, let's face it. Throughout his illustrious managerial career, there have been a number of instances of clashes between the press and Mourinho, particularly at Chelsea. Mourinho has publicly lashed out at the media a few times and irked many a journalist. The most famed one was the "Campain against Chelsea" fiasco in which he burst out against not being awarded them a penalty at Southampton.

He said, "The media, commentators, other managers are all doing it [putting pressure on referees].There is a campaign against Chelsea. I don't know why there is this campaign and I do not care."

Another example was what Mourinho said during a press conference in 2015: "You don’t get from me good and funny headlines. I’m going to treat your bosses the same way they treat me. No respect, no respect. And I’m not speaking about football. Football I’m ready to accept any kind of criticism, even the stupid ones."

He openly labelled Arsene Wenger a "specialist in failure" and had a war of words with the then Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini.

After his move to the red half of Manchester, Mourinho has been on the quieter side as far as his communication with the media is concerned. Although Mourinho prioritised Europa league triumph over a top-four finish in the league in 16-17, the performances on the pitch rarely matched United's results in the league.

They dominated matches and created tons and tons of scoring chances but a poor conversion rate in front of goal often resulted in a draw. And for someone like Mourinho for whom 3 points are all that matters, this would have been seemingly frustrating beyond words. Yet, he always maintained his composure when subjected to criticism and always took full responsibility for his side's results, diverting the pressure from his players to himself.

United are off to a high flying start this season and with a squad that finally looks capable of challenging for the Premier League trophy, it would be interesting to see how things pan out in the coming months.