Jose Mourinho has revealed he had agreed to replace Sir Alex Ferguson as manager of Manchester United in 2013. He had signed a contract at Old Trafford before ultimately deciding to rejoin Chelsea.
According to a new Netflix documentary, Sir Alex Ferguson stated that Mourinho telephoned him in tears, explaining his inability to take charge of United at that time.
Mourinho later became United manager in 2016, but his two-and-a-half-year tenure concluded with his sacking. Manchester United has not won the Premier League since Ferguson's departure.