5 reasons Jose Mourinho will fix Manchester United

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 28: A fan poses with a Manchester United scarf displaying the image and name of former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, outside the stadium before the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on December 28, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Manager Jose Mourinho of Chelsea and John Terry of Chelsea pose with the trophy during the Capital One Cup Final match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on March 1, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) /

1. He’s proven at the Premier League level, unlike Guardiola

Jose Mourinho’s biggest hurdle towards the Premier League next year, at least at the managerial level, is Pep Guardiola who manages the blue half of Manchester. While Guardiola is a world-class manager in his own right, what separates him and Mourinho is that the latter has won it all at the Premier League level.

It’s easy to dominate the Spanish and German domestic scene when there’s only two other teams vying for the top spot. At the Premier League, it’s much different since new title challengers arise seemingly every year – because everyone predicted Leicester City and Tottenham would be the two biggest title contenders this year, right?

It may take a while for Guardiola to get used to a league where parity is the norm. Meanwhile, in two different spells at Chelsea, Mourinho achieved a domestic double three times – he won the League and Capital One Cup in 2004/05 and 2014/15, while he won both league cups in 2006/07. He knows how to manage and prioritize different competitions, while competing in the Europa League instead of the Champions League will prove to be a less of a hassle.

In Jose Mourinho, Manchester United are getting someone who knows the Premier League inside and out, as well as the closest manager they can get to matching Alex Ferguson. His appointment has already instilled optimism and changed the team culture, and once they start playing under him, it won’t be long before they’ve bought in to his philosophy. Until something drastic happens, there’s nothing to prove that Mourinho’s time at Manchester United won’t be a successful one.

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