From the selection of personas available to him in times of alleged crisis, José Mourinho chose the sunny, upbeat one for the press conference ahead of the Champions League meeting with Valencia that could, theoretically, turn into his last game in charge.
He wore white instead of black, the smile was on full beam, he helpfully held up his phone and pointed out the man from the Sun when a Spanish reporter asked whether Zinedine Zidane had really been in touch, and in response to another Iberian question about whether he was failing at Manchester United he made a joke about being on the same level as their beloved Atlético Madrid.
Written by Paul Wilson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/01/jose-mourinho-manchester-united-valencia-champions-league under the title “José Mourinho cuts chipper figure as crunch Valencia visit looms | Paul Wilson”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
