Manchester United’s torrid start to the season continued as they were humbled by West Ham by 3-1 on Saturday at London Stadium. This defeat condemns United to their worst start to the season in 29 years. The bad start is followed by a turbulent summer, in which they failed to recruit their preferred targets and had a mixed preseason tour of USA. Manager Jose Mourinho has been continuously at loggerheads with their star player Paul Pogba and has taken digs at the board over their failure to sign the players he wanted. Following Saturday’s defeat, Mourinho is facing the sack as per the reports emerging. West Ham Beat Manchester United 3-1, EPL 2018-19 Match Report: Jose Mourinho's Side's Worst Start in Premier League History! (Watch Video Highlights).

Mourinho, who took over from Louis Van Gaal in the summer of 2016 after being sacked by his former club Chelsea is in his third year at Old Trafford and signs are that he is facing his third season syndrome. He hasn’t lasted for more than three years at any of his previous clubs Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. Though Mourinho won the Europa League and Carabao Cup in his first year at United, his pragmatic style of play hasn’t gone too well with the Old Trafford faithful. Manchester United, who were famous for their attacking game under their legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, have been quite defensive under his three successors David Moyes, Van Gaal and now Mourinho. You can read what most of the fans have been speaking about Mourinho.

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The coaching staff and players were reportedly speaking about the sacking of their manager after boarding their train back to Manchester from London, following their defeat to West Ham. Former players, Pundits and some sections of fans have repeatedly questioned United’s style of play have also drawn concerns about the growing unrest between players and their manager. Though, Jose has the backing of most of his players, fans and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, it is the results on the field that matter the most in modern football. Woodward does not want to make any knee-jerk decision which could disturb their season but could be forced to if the situation does not improve. Paul Pogba vs Jose Mourinho Makes Manchester United Put a Huge Price Tag on French Midfielder.

Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is reportedly waiting in the wings to take over United’s hot seat, and United may have opened the initial discussions with him. Although they have denied this rumour, calling it complete nonsense. Manchester United next play Valencia in their Champions League match at Old Trafford on October 2, and Jose Mourinho is in immense pressure to deliver a positive result.

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