Manchester United take on a familiar face this week when former boss Jose Mourinho leads Fenerbahce into battle against Erik ten Hag’s side.
Jose Mourinho’s sacking at Manchester United in 2018 always serves as a reminder of how quickly the manager’s job at the club can unravel.
After finishing second in the Premier League in 2017/18, Jose Mourinho was fired in December 2018, and has been trying to find his way back ever since.
Mourinho had a spell at Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, and this summer was hired by Turkish side Fenerbahce. This week he takes on Manchester United in the Europa League.
Jose Mourinho record at home vs Man United
Jose Mourinho has inherited and added to an experienced Fenerbahce side which includes two former Manchester United players, Fred and Sofyan Amrabat.
Youssef El-Nesyri, Edin Dzeko, Allan Saint-Maximin, Caglar Soyuncu and Dominik Livakovic are among the players Mourinho has at his disposal to try and score a win over Manchester United.
When it comes to taking on Manchester United, the fact this game is on home turf for Jose Mourinho gives him a key advantage.
Jose Mourinho has managed at home against Manchester United on 11 different occasions during a 20-year span.
Remarkably he has only lost one of these matches, the most recently one in 2021, when his current player Fred was among the scorers for Manchester United.
Legendary United manager Sir Alex Ferguson could not quite crack it. He failed to win away against Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid in seven different attempts; losing three games and drawing four.
United failed to score in five of these seven matches, netting only twice.
David Moyes and Louis van Gaal also failed to win their games in charge of United against Mourinho’s Chelsea.
United’s struggles away against Jose Mourinho
2004: Porto 2-1 Manchester United
*United drew second leg at Old Trafford 1-1 and were eliminated
2004: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
2005: Chelsea 0-0 Manchester United
2006: Chelsea 3-0 Manchester United
2007: Chelsea 0-0 Manchester United
*United sent out a second string side with the title already won
2009: Inter Milan 0-0 Manchester United
*United won second leg at Old Trafford 2-0
2013: Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester United
*United lost second leg at Old Trafford 2-1
2014: Chelsea 3-1 Manchester United
*David Moyes in charge
2015: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
*Louis van Gaal in charge
2020: Tottenham 1-1 Manchester United
*Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in charge
2021: Tottenham 1-3 Manchester United
*First ever win away vs Mourinho
** No fans in attendance
Solskjaer only United boss to win away against Mourinho
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the only Manchester United manager to win away against a Jose Mourinho side.
Solskjaer did so at his second attempt, with Manchester United beating Tottenham 3-1 away from home in 2021.
United came from a goal down, with Mason Greenwood, Fred and Edinson Cavani scoring in a 3-1 win.
Solskjaer was at the wrong end of a 6-1 home loss against Mourinho in 2020, so it was not all good news for the Norwegian in their match-ups.
Mourinho does have one ‘get out’ for his defeat against Manchester United in that game in 2021. There were no home fans in attendance.
It will be very different this coming Thursday, when Fenerbahce’s vociferous home fans will be in full voice, creating an intimidating atmosphere.
The odds are against current Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, who will be looking to defeat a Jose Mourinho side in front of his home support.
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