Europa glory, blockbuster transfers and parking the bus - Mourinho's highs and lows at Man United

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From scooping two noteworthy respects to excruciating misfortunes against severe adversaries, Jose Mourinho's Man United rule has been all over up until this point. 

Jose Mourinho could stay with Manchester United until the point that the finish of the 2020-21 season after he concurred another agreement with the Premier League mammoths. 

The 54-year-old's rule at Old Trafford has brought flatware, well known wins, exchange upsets, discussion and enmity – particularly a microcosm of his stellar vocation. 

As the Portuguese intends to bring maintained accomplishment to United out of the blue since Alex Ferguson's noteworthy residency, we glance back at a couple of the highs and lows he has encountered with the Red Devils up until now. 

HIGHS 

Ibrahimovic's Wembley heroics 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic hit the ground running in English football last season, promptly reimbursing the confidence appeared in him by his previous Inter manager Mourinho. The confounding Swede was never more powerful than when he took after a shocking free-kick with a sensational late went to sink Southampton in the EFL Cup last, landing Mourinho his first significant bit of flatware at United. 

Europa rulers 

Damage may have denied United of their charm Ibrahimovic, however Mourinho's insightful strategic arrangement invalidated a splendid youthful Ajax group, with Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on focus to seal Europa League brilliance with a 2-0 triumph in Stockholm. It implied an arrival to the Champions League for United and the club's 6th European respect went up against included reverberation as it landed in the quick repercussions of May's Manchester Arena fear assault. 

Exchange heavyweights

Miss-ventures in the exchange showcase set the tone for David Moyes' doomed stretch as United supervisor, while the disappointment of marquee initiates Angel Di Maria, Radamel Falcao and Bastian Schweinsteiger left Louis van Gaal looking for potential with blended outcomes. Under Mourinho, the 20-time English champions have definitively come back to the best table, with the blockbusting signings of Pogba and Romelu Lukaku in continuous close seasons, previously Alexis Sanchez's landing this week secured a prominent overthrow to the detriment of opponents Manchester City. Mourinho remains a luring draw for the absolute best. 

LOWS 

Conte hands out mortification 

Four wins from their initial eight Premier League matches with Mourinho in control demonstrated United to be especially a work in advance by October 2016. The same could be said for Antonio Conte's Chelsea however Pedro's opening objective following 30 seconds get under way a 4-0 pounding at Stamford Bridge, with the United manager insulted by the fans who once worshiped him. Chelsea's walk to the title really accumulated energy on a day when the seeds for Mourinho's tasteless late spat with Conte were planted. 

Guardiola's City a class above 

Manchester City required happy set-piece ricochets for David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi to score, while United were quickly level through Marcus Rashford and Ederson made a far-fetched spare from Lukaku in December's 2-1 derby overcome. Be that as it may, the diversion overall recounted an alternate story, with old fighting accomplice Pep Guardiola and City a class separated on their way to a fourteenth sequential Premier League win, driving United and Mourinho into a reactionary cautious shell. At full-time, Mourinho's protests to the riotousness of City's festivals started an affirmed fracas. 

Stopping the transport 

Allegations of utilizing excessively protective strategies had moved toward becoming piece of the Mourinho talk well before his entry in Manchester, however certain recreations at United have brought supported feedback. Goalless attracts at Liverpool each of the previous two seasons were prominent for the guests altogether missing assaulting plan, while City fans serenaded him with their "stop the transport" tune a month ago. The entry of Sanchez will build desires that United take the amusement to rivals in a more extensive way all the time.

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