Report Man United will sack Mourinho angers Neville

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Jose Mourinho insisted he was still the man to turn Manchester United's ailing season around as Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper reported he would be sacked regardless of Saturday's result against Newcastle at Old Trafford.

United are struggling in 10th place in the Premier League, without a home win in any competition since the opening weekend of the season.

According to the Mirror, Mourinho has lost the confidence of the board with "senior United sources" telling the paper that the Portuguese coach's nearly two-and-a-half-years in charge will end whatever the outcome of the league game against the Magpies.

Mirror website made a headline for Jose Mourinho in football section.

Tuesday's goalless draw against Valencia in the Champions League was a match where United struggled to live up to their fans' expectation of attacking football, which also meant former Chelsea boss Mourinho had gone four home matches without a win for the first time in his managerial career.

He has repeatedly and publicly berated United's players this season, suggesting in Tuesday's program notes that they had lost their "dignity" in a 3-1 league loss at West Ham last Saturday.

Mourinho has in turn come for stinging criticism from ex-players, with former United midfielder Paul Scholes accusing him of "embarrassing" the club.

While Mourinho insisted to say "we have enough potential to do better than what we are doing in the Premier League."

"We are better than this and because we are better than this, our situation is going to improve. I have no doubts about that," he said.

Gary Neville's response: 'Rotten to the core'

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Man United have not responded to questions about the report in the Mirror while former captain Gary Neville gave a furious reaction.

An irate Neville, speaking on Sky Sports having commentated on Brighton's 1-0 win over West Ham on Friday, appeared to have United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward in his sights, when he said: "I have to say at this moment in time there is something rotten to the core of the decisions that have been made over the last four or five years."

"It has to be coming from the top. If I'm the person who employs the person underneath me and he fails, eventually I've got to take the responsibility for it."

The former England full-back added: "Eventually I've got to stand up and say, 'look, I'm not good enough to do this'.

"The people in the boardroom at this moment in time who are, if you like, overseeing the football operation, are nowhere near good enough. They're not qualified. They're playing Football Manager with the biggest club in the world. Stop it."

Source(s): AFP