Jose Mourinho understandably wasn’t in chatty form in his first public appearance since being sacked by Manchester United.
Mourinho was relieved of his duties as United boss on Tuesday morning after a meeting at the club’s training ground and he soon returned to his home in Knightsbridge, London.
It was there that Sky Sports caught up with the 55-year-old, who remained tight-lipped on his future in management.
When asked if he had anything to say regarding his dismissal, Mourinho answered: “No, you know me.”
“I have nothing to say. You know me. If you want to walk with me, let’s go to Battersea. No problem for me. I have nothing to say, bye,” Mourinho responded when asked for his plans for the future.
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Jose Mourinho speaks for the first time since leaving @ManUtd near his home in London.
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Mourinho has been replaced by former United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer until the end of the season, when a permanent successor is expected to be announced.
Paul Pogba is said to have celebrated Mourinho’s sacking by high-fiving his teammates while several details have since emerged about where it all went wrong for the Portuguese behind the scenes at Old Trafford.
Despite the nature of his departure, Mourinho has been linked with a return to Real Madrid, the club he managed between 2010 and 2013, although nothing would surprise you when it comes to him.
“I keep the good things and I don’t speak about anything that happened in the club. I could speak about not as good but that’s not me,” Mourinho continued.
“Manchester United has a future without me and I have a future without Manchester United.
“It’s over, that’s me and that’s how I’ve always been. I was always very critical of managers that leave clubs and then they come out and they speak about the details of what happened, who is to blame. That’s not me.
“Until I get back to football I feel I have the right to live my normal life.”
