MOURINHO REVEALS MANCHESTER UNITED'S SEASON TARGET
By Uwoghiren
Jose Mourinho claims he has told Manchester
United’s owners that he is aiming to win the Premier
League title in his first season at Old Trafford.
The former Chelsea boss has joined on a three-year deal and
has boosted United’s chances of ending their three-
year wait for a league title with the signings of Zlatan
Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, along with
defender Eric Bailly.
And while he has been told by the Glazers that there
is no pressure on him to win a trophy in his debut
campaign, Mourinho is adamant that he will not just
settle for a place in the top four.
“No ultimatum. No demands. Just tranquillity to play
and work my three-year contract,” Mourinho told The
Sun .
“The message from the owners and Mr Woodward
was this — ‘Get your three years, do your work,
improve the team and bring us back where we belong
during a three-year period’.
“My message was that I wanted to win the title in the
first season.
“I want to be champion. To say before the season
starts that the top four is the target? The top four is
not the target. We want to play to be champions.
“If during the season we realise the points difference
doesn’t allow us to fight for the title, we are going to
establish a new title and when you can’t be
champion the next target is to finish top four.
“But day one, I don’t want to hide behind a bad
season or no Champions League football to say we
want to finish top four.”
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