Fergie to keep Jose waiting

Jose Mourinho’s chances of becoming Manchester United manager one day have undoubtedly increased following the way he conducted himself during Real Madrid’s Champions League victory over the English giants this week; but the match at Old Trafford proved even more conclusively that he isn’t needed just yet.

Mourinho has been schmoozing Alex Ferguson for several years now and his deliberately toned-down performance before, during and after Real’s 2-1 victory highlighted just how determined he is to be seen as a potential successor to the most successful manager in British football history.

The seemingly impossible task of replacing Ferguson is one that appeals to the Special One; to be the man that took over Fergie’s mantle and made United even more successful is the kind of epitaph Mourinho would relish.