Jose Mourinho departs Manchester United’s training ground (VIDEO)

Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Manchester United manager after only 17 games of the 2018/19 season, with the club sixth in the table and 19 points behind leaders Liverpool. The Portuguese has been seen for the first time since being sacked by the club.

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Mourinho, 55, failed to wrestle back control after a chaotic season with disputes with several players and an awful run of results.

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