Jamie Carragher recalls what Jose Mourinho told him after losing Chelsea job

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All is not well at Manchester United.

Jose Mourinho has had a quite disastrous few months at the club.

The Portuguese manager was left frustrated in the transfer window as he failed to add to his options in defence.

And tensions at Old Trafford have escalated even further following Man United’s shock 3-2 defeat to Brighton last weekend.

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But what exactly is Mourinho’s problem at Man United? Why is he failing to get the best out of his players?

Jamie Carragher has attempted to answer that question, and he’s brought up a conversation he had with Mourinho after he lost his job at Chelsea.

Carragher wrote in his column for the Telegraph: “Mourinho once told me after losing his job at Chelsea how he could see how management was evolving, players no longer receptive or tolerant to criticism even behind closed doors.”Power has eroded even for the most formidable of managers.”

As Carragher suggests, that could be the problem he has now.

Mourinho has been a very successful manager in the past due to his strong managerial style. But that has not worked at all at United.

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One such example would be the case of Anthony Martial. The Frenchman clearly has the ability to be one of the world’s best players, but after criticism from Mourinho, he looks uninterested whenever he has featured for Man United.

It’s clear that he simply does not want to play under the 55-year-old.

Mourinho is also having trouble dealing with Paul Pogba. Despite Mourinho’s backing, the Frenchman is failing to replicate that support both on and off the pitch.

It seems the Portuguese manager cannot control Pogba or Martial.

But it’s not just players: Mourinho has also lost his power in the transfer market.

It’s been well documented that Mourinho wanted to add reinforcements to his team: but the Man United hierarchy vetoed deals for his targets. His power in this department will be reduced even further if Man United go ahead with plans to appoint a director of football.

Mourinho was fearful that managers were losing their power after his Chelsea departure, and that could well be the source of his problems now.

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