Today Jose Mourinho made his first public appearance at Old Trafford as the leader of Manchester United. It was Soccer Aid 2016, and Mourinho was involved with the management of an English team comprised of former players and celebrities who took on Claudio Ranieri’s “Rest of the World” side. It was the first chance for United fans to see The Special One at the Theatre of Dreams.
(Even if most of the Soccer Aid 2016 talk on social media today centered around One Direction)
The new #mufc manager signs some autographs for his #SoccerAid2016 England squad. pic.twitter.com/4wIdIIrnbo
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 5, 2016
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Mourinho took to Instagram to post this picture in which he welcomed Pele to “my new house.” Although Pele himself did not play, his appearance may have been the highlight of the event for football junkies. Mourinho did not appear in the dugout, as he instead watched from the stands, with Sam Allardyce handling the managerial duties.
He did however write a message for the game program, it read:
“I’m sorry I couldn’t be more involved tonight and I was sorry not to enjoy training with the England boys this week, but I am so happy and involved at beginning my job at Manchester United that all the time I have right now is working time!”
“But I want to enjoy the game with… the crowd on this fantastic day at my house, Old Trafford.”
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