Jose Mourinho Reveals 'Disaster' Life in Manchester Since Taking United Job

Jose Mourinho has said his life in Manchester is a "disaster" since he took over the managerial role at Manchester United. 

The Portuguese boss has been staying in a hotel away from his family and revealed his unhappiness at the situation.

In an interview with Sky Sports (h/t Mark Dobson of the Guardian), Mourinho said: "For me it's a bit of a disaster because I want sometimes to walk a little bit and I can't. I just want to cross the bridge and go to a restaurant. I can't, so it is really bad."

Mourinho's family are settled in London, and the former Chelsea boss has admitted "they can't chase me like they did before."

Elaborating on his displeasure, Mourinho blamed the paparazzi for his early view of Manchester life.

As per Richard Morgan of Sky Sports, he said: "You know the history of the paparazzi. For the hotel and the brand that sponsors me, the clothes brand, it's amazing because they are there every day. Everybody knows the name of the hotel. Everybody knows the last arrivals of that brand. So, for them, it is amazing."

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Life on the pitch has not been ideal for Mourinho either since he was handed the task of replacing Louis van Gaal at the Old Trafford helm last summer.

A thumping 4-0 defeat to his old employers Chelsea away at Stamford Bridge on Sunday led to suggestions that self-anointed "Special One" Mourinho has lost his touch.

David McDonnell of the Mirror wrote Mourinho has fundamental issues to deal with at United.

McDonnell noted of the manager:

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He needs to find the right way to get the best out of Paul Pogba, drop Zlatan Ibrahimovic whom he appears in thrall to, and start to trust the likes of Michael Carrick and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

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United are too pragmatic and cautious, and he needs to start playing with a bit more freedom and abandonment, because the players he has are not used to being strait-jacketed in the manner they currently are.

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It is clear Mourinho must work out how to get world-record signing Pogba fully firing for the club.

Despite brief glimpses of his talent this season, Pogba has struggled to regularly impose his game on the opposition, and there remains a question mark over whether the current tactics mean he can become the driving force from midfield that United so badly require.

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Aside from his early days in charge of Chelsea, where he deployed attacking wingers such as Arjen Robben and Damien Duff, Mourinho's style of play has been one of high organisation and structure—methods that have brought him plenty of success.

Every club represents a different challenge, however, and United's players are not developing under Mourinho's stewardship as it was thought they may do so after being freed from the shackles of the Van Gaal reign.

His situation—holed up in the city's Lowry Hotel, away from his family—will not have helped matters, and life in Manchester will only get tougher for Mourinho unless he can quickly find a style that works and pushes United back among the contenders.