Manchester United Yet to Reach Deal with Jose Mourinho

According to the most recent reports, Manchester United have not yet formally contacted Jose Mourinho.

Manchester United look destined to end the season outside the top four, but thus far that hasn’t set in motion the search for a managerial replacement.

According to Sky Sports, there has been no formal offer to Mourinho from Old Trafford and no agreement has been reached to this point. That news is contrary to reports earlier in the week from Italy suggesting the two sides were incredibly close to finalizing a deal, sending Twitter into a frenzy.

It looks as though Ed Woodward is resisting the temptation to begin searching for a new manager, suggesting that Louis van Gaal could see out the remainder of his contract. The Dutchman has one year left with the club, at which time, if all things went to plan, Ryan Giggs would likely assume the role.

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But to this point, nothing under Van Gaal has gone according to plan. The team successfully qualified for the Champions League last season but bowed out of cup competitions early. In this year’s campaign, Manchester United failed to improve on that form by exiting the European competition before the knockout stage and subsequently exiting the Europa League against rivals Liverpool. The League Cup provided similar results, though the club will feature in the FA Cup final a week from today.

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All things considered, it looks as though the Red Devils have regressed in the second season of the current manager’s regime. He is still making the same mistakes with regards to tactics, emphasizing defensive organization over flair and attack. He still uses his players out of position, with Jesse Lingard lining up centrally and Juan Mata on the right hand side.

Whether his style of play is outdated or simply not suited to the Premier League, Van Gaal’s tactics haven’t worked as intended. Neither have his signings. From the hundreds of millions he has spent on transfers, only Daley Blind and Anthony Martial could be classified as clear successes. The Dutch international’s versatility has served the team well during injury crises, while the striker has been United’s most prolific attacker in his first season in Manchester.