MANCHESTER UNITED chief Ed Woodward was one of 700 people to text Jose Mourinho after he was hired by Tottenham to replace Mauricio Pochettino.
Old Trafford executive vice-chairman Woodward sacked the new Tottenham boss, 56, last December amidst a poor run of form.
Ed Woodward was one of many Man Utd officials to text Mourinho after he took the Spurs jobCredit: AFP
And Mourinho has said it’s “curious” to see so many United officials showing him “respect” now after the manner of his dismissal.
The Special One told Sky Sports: “I received messages from everybody, everywhere [from my former clubs].
“Maybe I get the opportunity to apologise for not answering 500 of them that I couldn’t answer. I have 700 but only had time to answer 200.
“But it was curious to see, from my last club, so many people showing me that respect, empathy and feeling. It was nice.
“All of them were special. The first one was from [United managing director] Richard Arnold.
“The third, fourth or fifth was Ed Woodward. And they were my bosses.”
Mourinho was considered to have a strong relationship with Woodward during his time in Manchester.
Now the Portuguese chief will have the challenge of working with Spurs supremo Daniel Levy – but Mourinho is not concerned.
The new Tottenham boss said: “I think we will get on well. He explained to me the vision for the club and I embraced that.
“It was one of the most important reasons I accepted. So when I did that, it’s a very good start.”
Meanwhile, Mourinho has been slammed by Lille boss Christophe Galtier for poaching two of his coaching staff after accepting the job in North London.
New Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho admits he wears the club pyjamas to bed
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
