Jose Mourinho eyes Manchester United title after City face FFP threats

Tactician Jose Mourinho commented that he sought to add a fourth Premier League medal to his cabinet considering if Manchester City are deprived of their championship wins for breaching the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in the 2017-18 campaign.Mourinho had guided Chelsea to three title wins and secured a second-placed finish with Manchester United in 2017-18, by securing 81 points – 19 behind City.

City have been referred to an independent commission with multiple charges dating from 2009-18. They have consistently maintained a stance of denying any sorts of wrongdoings.  If City are penalised or found guilty of their charges, they could deal with big fines, points deductions, and they could be stripped off their titles or even demoted from the top-tier.

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“We won the Europa League and finished second in the Premier League. I think we still have a chance to win that league,” Fenerbahce boss Mourinho told reporters ahead of their Europa League clash against United.

“Maybe they punish Manchester City with points (deductions) and maybe we win that league. They have to pay me the bonus and give me the medal.”

Is Mourinho the most successful manager since Alex Ferguson? 

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Mourinho was the first manager since Alex Ferguson’s last season in 2012-13 to bring United the closest to winning the league title again but he was sacked in December 2018 after a poor run of form.

Ferguson is United’s most successful manager and although he is set to step down as a global ambassador after the club’s part-owners INEOS ended his multi-million pound contract, Mourinho said the 82-year-old did not need the position or the money.

“The ambassadorial role… I don’t know in depth the situation. It doesn’t matter why, what (happened). Sir Alex has the most important thing, which is the love and respect of every Man United fan around the world,” Mourinho said.

“That is more important than an ambassadorial role, it is more important than a few pounds that he can make that he doesn’t need.”

(With Reuters inputs)