Twitter reacts as Manchester United dismiss Mourinho sacking reports

Manchester United has dismissed reports that the club will sack manager Jose Mourinho by the end of this week. Reports circulating in the UK on Friday suggested the board had decided to fire the Portuguese after the Red Devils’ Premier League game against Newcastle United on Saturday.

However, Sky Sports reports that the board never intended to sack Mourinho and that his job is safe. The 55-year-old has endured a testing season so far, having led Man United to three defeats after seven Premier League matches.

That, coupled with the uninspiring football on display at Old Trafford, led to some fans calling for his immediate sack. Mourinho’s United currently lie in 10th position on the Premier League log and are also a whopping nine points behind joint leaders Manchester City and Liverpool.

But not everybody was in support of his sack, and former Man United captain Gary Neville issued a furious response after reports emerged the Portuguese would be sacked this weekend.

Neville told Sky Sports:

"There is something rotten to the core of the decisions that have been made over the last four or five years.

"If I'm the person who employs the person underneath me and he fails, eventually I've got to take the responsibility. Eventually I've got to stand up and say: 'Look, I'm not good enough to do this.'"

"Enough is enough for me. I absolutely love that football club, I absolutely love it to death. It's been my life, it's given me everything and I'm not turning on my football club.

"But I have to say something has to change and it isn't the manager. It's above that."

Meanwhile, the world of Twitter has also taken a keen interest in the matter and social media users have wasted no time in rushing to pin down their views.

Whiles some fans see this as a knee-jerk reaction, others insist it is only a matter of time before the Man United board finally give Mourinho the sack.

So, without much ado, let’s take a look at some of the best tweets on this Mourinho saga:

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Absolute joke if we sack Mourinho this weekend, I don’t think people understand how many years this will set us back. #mufc

— Aidan Walsh 🔰 (@AidanWalshMUFC) October 6, 2018

I said last night I thought @ManUtd needed to address the 'sacked' story. They have. Jose Mourinho hasn't been and wasn't going to be. He will be in charge for Newcastle. Evidently he needs results but hierarchy are behind him.

— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) October 6, 2018

Watch the reaction Mourinho gets when he walks out tonight and then ask yourself where these stories have come from...

— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) October 6, 2018

I’m told Jose Mourinho retains backing of United board. #mufc

— Mike Keegan (@MikeKeegan_DM) October 6, 2018

Word I am hearing is that Jose Mourinho is not going anywhere. Retains support of board to turn @ManUtd present situation around.

— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) October 6, 2018

I hope everyone that was pretending they were outraged Mourinho was going to be sacked is happy. You’ve got your wish. Another 2/3 months of the most depressing football I’ve ever seen. Oh and probably the final nail in the coffin for Martial/ Pogba. You people deserve Fellaini.

— Jaydn (@JaydnMUFC) October 6, 2018

My understanding is that Mourinho is not in any imminent danger. There was a meeting in London yesterday between Utd & the manager’s camp, but they were told he’ll be given time to turn things around. Newcastle match could obviously change things, but that’s current situation

— Dan Roan (@danroan) October 6, 2018

Everything Mourinho has done over the past 2 yrs has been building towards winning the title. 2 major trophies & the highest finish post Fergie. He deserved the backing on transfers to finish the job. Instead he watched #lfc back Klopp for delivering nothing like same #MUFC

— James Robson (@jamesrobsonES) October 6, 2018

Safe for now, but will it be enough for Mourinho? https://t.co/KBsa0ZZLT2

— Mark Ogden (@MarkOgden_) October 6, 2018

Jose Mourinho has still lost the confidence of the United board. Senior officials have said his job isn’t under immediate threat. However that only means the timeline for his dismissal may be shifted from this weekend. #mufc [Mirror]

— United Xtra (@utdxtra) October 6, 2018

Mourinho has spent over £400m on 11 players. He’s been backed. Is he getting the most out of what he has? Sorry, no.The disgrace elsewhere at the club is a separate matter, but don’t say he hasn’t been backed. There isn’t a manager who gets everything he wants. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/yVBCC2FRDT

— Tom McDermott (@MrTomMcDermott) October 5, 2018

The moment the club decided that Woodward got to dictate which of Mourinho’s targets were and weren’t bought, that was the moment they should’ve sacked Mourinho. After finishing 2nd, but 19 points behind City, he was given £50m (net spend less than £30m) to bridge the gap.

— Scott Patterson (@R_o_M) October 6, 2018

I will say something about Man United and Mourinho.If you want to win with him, you have to buy what he wants & turn a blind eye to the style of football he plays.If United weren't prepared to do this, they shouldn't have hired him. This isn't even hindsight, everyone knows this.

— Nnamdi Obinwanne (@obisingledigit) October 6, 2018

Reality is Mourinho has very few players backing him in that dressing room and those who still like him think change is needed. This was inevitable after the #mufc board didn't back him in the summer.

— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) October 6, 2018

Everyone at Old Trafford will sing Jose Mourinho’s name today, because they know it’s The Glazers and Ed Woodward who have ruined the biggest club in the world, you don’t give an extension on a contract and not back him, who is Ed to decide who is good and who isn’t!

— Paul Pogba (@PaulPogbaSix) October 6, 2018