In December 2018, Manchester United sacked Jose Mourinho after a disappointing start to the season. The club had hoped that the Portuguese manager could bring the halcyon days back to Old Trafford after Louis van Gaal had failed to do just that.
Mourinho started well, winning the League Cup and the Europa League in his first season, but he ended his second season without a trophy, failing to win the FA Cup final and coming second in the Premier League - the latter being an achievement he described as his greatest in management. The third season, however, was where the wheels fell off.
After Mourinho left United it seemed like he had lost his magic touch. And when he joined Tottenham Hotspur and failed to get the team up to scratch - resulting in him being unceremoniously sacked before the Carabao Cup final - those worries seemed to be confirmed.
