BREAKING: José Mourinho Appointed as Manchester United manager

• Portuguese coach has won 22 trophies since 2003

We are delighted to announce Jose Mourinho is our new manager! Full statement: https://t.co/PDiHMIWnpd #WelcomeJose pic.twitter.com/eZ8NBSz2up

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 27, 2016

José Mourinho will take over as manager of Manchester United from the 2016/17 season, signing a three-year contract with an option to stay at the club until at least 2020.

José, 53, has managed at the top level of European football for over a decade and in that time has won league titles and cups in four countries (Portugal, England, Italy and Spain), as well as winning the UEFA Champions League twice – in 2004 with FC Porto and in 2010 with Inter Milan.

Announcing the appointment, Ed Woodward said: "José is quite simply the best manager in the game today. He has won trophies and inspired players in countries across Europe and, of course, he knows the Premier League very well, having won three titles here.

"I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome him to Manchester United. His track record of success is ideal to take the club forward."

LEICESTER CITY ARE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS - Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham

The Tottenham players look broken, distraught. At half-time they must have had real belief but Chelsea showed their class in the end

With Tottenham's draw, 5,000-1 underdog Leicester City clinches stunning Premier League title.

Chelsea goalscorer Eden Hazard, speaking to Sky Sports: "It's always good to score in front of our fans. This game was very important for Chelsea. We deserved the draw. I don't care who is champions. Leicester deserve to be champions. It's good for the Premier League."

Chelsea captain John Terry: "Players are fighting for league titles, it’s emotions. Congratulations to Leicester because they have been superb this year.

"It still hurts us tonight losing the league after winning it last year. We weren’t here to beat Tottenham and stop them doing it, it hurts us conceding it to Leicester but we will be back next year.

TIME FOR CHANGE: Wenger protesters clash during Arsenal game

Arsenal fans opposed to long-serving manager Arsene Wenger were drowned out by supporters backing him during the north London club's Premier League home game with Norwich City on Saturday.

In a pre-planned protest, hundreds of fans held up A4 posters bearing the words "TIME FOR CHANGE" in the 12th minute of the game at the Emirates Stadium, in a nod to Arsenal's 12-year league title drought.

But in response thousands of fans chanted "There's only one Arsene Wenger!", with some holding aloft placards in support of the under-fire Frenchman.

Man Utd are suffering, says Louis van Gaal

LOUISE VAN GAAL

Manchester United are "suffering" after six matches in 18 days, said boss Louis van Gaal following his side's 2-1 Champions League win over Wolfsburg.

Juan Mata's first-half penalty and Chris Smalling's 53rd-minute goal gave United their first Group B victory.

The Premier League leaders, who visit Arsenal on Sunday, had to hold on as Wolfsburg pressed for an equaliser.

Van Gaal admits he is not the same type of manager as Arsène Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson, having required different challenges throughout his 24-year career. While Ferguson led Manchester United for 26 years and Wenger celebrated his 19th anniversary at Arsenal on Thursday, the Dutchman’s longest tenure at any club is six years.

Brazil World Cup: Wayne Rooney hopes partner Daniel Sturridge for England

Wayne Rooney hopes to strike up a partnership with Daniel Sturridge that emulates his England colleague’s club success with Luis Suarez.

Rooney believes Suarez and Sturridge were the best front pair in the Premier League last season(external) as they fired Liverpool into title contention. Now he wants to play the Uruguayan’s role with Sturridge for England.

“It’s easier at a club but we have had time to work on stuff. Hopefully we’ll see the benefits of that,” said Rooney. “Suarez and Sturridge have certainly been the best two front men in the Premier League this season.

Last game: Giggs want a home win against Hull

The Manchester United Interim coach, Ryan Giggs wants a win against the Hull city in their last game of the season after he has suffered his first defeat as interim manager on Saturday as Sebastian Larsson's first half goal helped Sunderland clinch a 1-0 win that all-but secures their Premier League survival.

Ashley Young is also urging #mufc to beat Hull on Tuesday: "We need to go out and win, that’s the Manchester United way."
Giggs wants #mufc to bounce back against Hull: "We want to finish our last game at home with a win and we'll try our best to do that."

"I still believe there's quality in the dressing room but we've not shown it on a consistent basis this year."

Chelsea Crush Liverpool 2:0 To Keep Title Hopes Alive; Best Team Won - Mourinho

Chelsea defeats Liverpool and keeps title hopes alive.  Ba and Willian blow title race open after Gerrard slip.

Every single player in blue was magnificent out there today. It's very hard to single anyone out for praise as Blues earned a famous win at Anfield to end the Reds' 11-game winning streak and breathe life into their own hopes of winning the Premier League Title this season.

English Barclays Premier League's Table Today

English Barclays Premier League

Pos.	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	34	24	5	5	51	77
2	Chelsea	34	23	6	5	42	75
3	Manchester City	32	22	4	6	54	70
4	Everton	33	19	9	5	22	66
5	Arsenal	33	19	7	7	16	64
6	Tottenham Hotspur	34	18	6	10	0	60
7	Manchester United	33	17	6	10	18	57
8	Southampton	34	13	9	12	5	48
9	Newcastle United	34	14	4	16	-14	46
10	Stoke City	34	11	10	13	-10	43
11	West Ham United	33	10	7	16	-7	37
12	Crystal Palace	33	11	4	18	-15	37
13	Hull City	33	10	6	17	-6	36
14	Aston Villa	33	9	7	17	-14	34
15	Swansea City	34	8	9	17	-5	33
16	West Bromwich Albion	33	6	15	12	-11	33
17	Norwich City	34	8	8	18	-27	32
18	Fulham	34	9	3	22	-40	30
19	Cardiff City	34	7	8	19	-34	29
20	Sunderland	32	6	7	19	-25	25

Blues in Good Condition and Battle Ready - Mourinho

As the Blues' stunning midweek Champions League win over PSG now subsided, thoughts turn to the Barclays Premier League, and Sunday's visit to Swansea City, Chelsea manager,Jose Mourinho has said his squad have recovered well from Tuesday's big win ahead of what he expects to be a difficult battle at Swansea.

In an exclusive Chelsea TV talk, Jose Mourinho discusses Chelsea's next Premier League opponents, how the Blues have recovered following the dramatic and draining midweek Champions League success and the significant role his whole squad have played and can continue to play as the season approaches its end.

Mourinho stressed the difficulty of the Swansea fixture, saying his squads are yet to taste any victory at the Liberty Stadium in their last three attempts. 'They are a good team and they play good football.' Affirming that "Swansea have never been easy for us and Chelsea knows that better than other teams." Stressing that Swansea still need the three points but not in big danger like other teams but they still need a couple of points to stay in the Premier League and of course they will try to get points out of this game.

Jose Mourinho turns on cameraman who circled Torres before Stoke clash

Chelsea Boss, Jose Mourinho has openly admitted that  he was unhappy with a Sky Sports cameraman when he circled Fernando Torres before kick-off ahead of Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Stoke City.

While waiting on the pitch for the two captains to complete the pre-match coin toss, the cameraman moved in on Torres and concentrated his lens on the Spaniard's face until the signal came to leave the pitch.


Furious Mourinho was waiting for him on the touchline and made his feelings known. Afterwards, the Chelsea boss said: 'I think the cameraman can do good, professional work without (doing that), I cannot say the word (for what I think of it).

'I think it was unnecessary.'


Mourinho had insisted on Friday that Torres had a future at Stamford Bridge, despite having criticised the performance of his strikers in the wake of their 3-1 defeat at PSG on Wednesday.

Hot Like Fire, Osaze Odemwingie strike maintains Stoke momentum

AFP –  Nigeria international, Peter Osaze Odemwingie scored for the third game running as Stoke City continued their impressive form with a 1-0 win over Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday.

Odemwingie struck in the 62nd minute at the Britannia Stadium, seizing on a loose pass from Hull wing-back Ahmed Elmohamady before drilling home from the edge of the box. It was Stoke’s third successive win, taking Mark Hughes’s side to the 40-point mark synonymous with safety from relegation and leaving FA Cup semi-finalists Hull seven points above the bottom three in 14th place.

Mourinho Continues to Downplay Chelsea’s Title Hopes

Jose Mourinho has told his squad that he fully expects them to win the league this season, according to the Daily Mirror.

Chelsea are top of the table with 13 matches to go after a comfortable home win against Newcastle, on the same day that title rivals Arsenal and Manchester City both failed to win.

But Jose Mourinho still does not think Blues can win the title. One cannot help but think that Mourinho is playing mind games with the rest of the Premier League so as to avoid pressure on his team.

Mourinho has played down talk of his side winning the league in the media, but behind closed doors the Portuguese maestro told his players that they will win the league.

After a disappoint draw at home to West Ham, Chelsea have impressed with wins against Manchester City and Newcastle.

The Blues face Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton before the end of March as well as big games in the Champions League and FA Cup but Mourinho remains confident.

A Daily Mirror source said: “Jose told the players before the West Ham game that they would hear him talk down their title chances.

“He told them to pay no attention because his intention was to take the pressure off the team and put others under the microscope.

“He also told the players that he believes they will be champions this season.”

Manchester City's manager, Manuel Pellegrini, mocks José Mourinho's 'little horse' comment, saying Chelsea may be small but they are very rich. 

Mourinho's comments have been widely teased, especially in light of Chelsea's move to the top of the table. 

Pellegrini also comments on the Premier League title race and its top contenders.