I am not a monster – Mourinho

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho says he has proved he is “not a monster”, during his first season with the club.

Last weekend, Mourinho won his first piece of silverware with United, defeating Southampton to lift the EFL Cup.

The former Chelsea boss says he has disappointed people who think he is difficult to work with.

“I think Manchester United learned I’m not the monster that you say I am,” Mourinho said.

“I’m not such a bad guy, an arrogant guy, a difficult person to work with.

“At least until now, nobody at the training ground runs away when I arrive.

“So I think I am better than you think, people is quite happy to have me around and to work with me, the relation with the players is very good.

“With my owners and my board, the relation I don’t think is just professional, it’s also a relation of trust and a relation that goes further than the contract, the manager, the owner, the board, so I’m happy.

“My feeling is everyone is happy, but obviously my contract is three years, not seven or eight months, and I want evolution and improvement.”

His comments come a day after Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Ozil, revealed that Mourinho called him a “coward” and “cry baby”, when they worked together at Real Madrid.