Sacked Jose Mourinho furious at ‘weak’ board who bowed to ex-Man Utd stars

JOSE MOURINHO believes Manchester United's "weak board" let him down by bowing to former players, according to reports.

The 55-year-old was criticised by a number of Old Trafford veterans, including Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes, before he was sacked on Tuesday.

Mourinho feels the club did not live up to his expectations during his two and a year half reign in the hot seat.

Before he was axed, Scholes brutally branded him as an "embarrassment" and Ferdinand questioned his treatment of the young players.

A source close to the Portuguese boss has revealed how Mourinho felt about the comments from former players.

According to the  they said: "Jose had the utmost respect for Sir Alex Ferguson and (former chief executive) David Gill.

"He saw them as real football people with experience in the field and knowledge in the corridors of football and power.

"This is what he thought he was buying into when he took the job. He found that was not the case with those who currently run the club.

"He feels the weakness at the top allows former players to have a greater voice.

"If the club was stronger at the top then their negative views would not have such an impact in the boardroom, dressing room or stands."

But it wasn't just ex-stars that had turned against the former Real Madrid manager at Old Trafford.

SunSport exclusively revealed that Alexis Sanchez had a £20,000 bet with team-mate Marcos Rojo that Mourinho would be fired.

SunSport also revealed that Paul Pogba couldn't hide his delight at Mourinho being fired, shouting: "He f***** with the wrong baller."

After he was sacked, United hired former player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to take charge of the club until the end of the season.