Mourinho: This is the job that everyone wants

Jose Mourinho attended his first press conference as Manchester United manager this afternoon. He has spoken about his feelings on having this job and what he hopes to achieve.

I have arrived in to a club that is difficult to describe. It’s difficult to find the right words to describe this club. I don’t like that people call this the ‘dream job’. It is not a dream job, it’s reality. I am Manchester United manager. The reality is that this is a job that everyone wants, but not many have the chance to have it. And I have it. Obviously I know the responsibility and the expectation. At the same time I know the legacy, I know what is behind me. I know the history of this club. I know what the fans expect from me.

I think this challenge doesn’t make me nervous. My history in the last 10 years was always to leave with big club’s expectations. I think this has come at the right moment in my career. I feel well prepared, very stable and with great motivation. I can say I am where I want to be. I want to be in this club, I want to be in this country, in the Premier League. I feel a bit frustration that I’m not playing Champions League. Hopefully it is only one season that we are not there. When I say ‘we’, I know the club is much more important than myself. Manchester United is a Champions League club and we need to make sure that in July 2017 this club is where it has to be.