Jose Mourinho’s turmoil timeline of events in toxic three-year Man Utd reign
Like his spells at Chelsea and Real Madrid, the Special One leaves Old Trafford under a bitter cloud
JOSE MOURINHO was sacked by Manchester United on Tuesday morning, ending a turbulent 31 months in charge at Old Trafford.
Like his spells at Chelsea and Real Madrid, Mourinho's time in charge of United has ended on bitter, toxic terms.
He's spent hundreds of millions of pounds, won trophies, fallen out with star players, criticised the board for not getting the transfer targets he wanted.
He's been involved in a public war of words with rival managers and the media.
Should we really have expected anything else?
With Mourinho out - with a £24million pay-off in his bank - SunSport runs through the biggest incidents in his 31 months in charge.
2016
May 27 - After months of speculation Mourinho is appointed manager, taking over from Louis van Gaal
June/July - Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan join the club
July 6 - Mourinho opts against buying a home in Manchester, instead setting up at the Lowry Hotel - he ends up staying there for his full tenure
August 7 - Wins Community Shield, Zlatan scoring the winner
August 9 - Paul Pogba joins for a then-world record £89m
September 11 - Loses to Pep Guardiola in first Manchester derby between the old rivals
October 23 - Loses 4-0 on return to Stamford Bridge and accuses Antonio Conte of trying to 'humiliate' him with celebrations
October 27 - Fined £50k and one-match ban for criticising ref Anthony Taylor
October 29 - Sent to the stands in 0-0 home draw with Burnley
Nov 6 - Hits out at Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw for not wanting to play at Swansea
Nov 28 - Sent to the stands for kicking a water bottle against West Ham
2017
February 26 - Wins EFL Cup, becoming first United manager to win a trophy in the first season in charge
May 24 - Wins Europa League, 2-0 win against Ajax, ensuring they qualify for the Champions League despite finishing sixth in the Premier League
July - Signs Victor Lindelof, Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic
September 8 - Criticises Andreas Pereira decision to go on loan rather than stay and fight for his place
September 10 - Touchline row with Mark Hughes, doesn't shake hands after Hughes tells him to f*** off
October - Mourinho is unhappy that Pogba flies to Miami to recover from hamstring injury
December 11 - Mourinho is involved in a massive dressing room bust-up with Man City keeper Ederson - and has milk and water thrown over him
December 26 - Complains that his £300million spend not enough when Man City "full-backs for the price of strikers"
2018
Jan 5 - War of words continues with Antonio Conte, Mou says he'll never be done for match-fixing
Jan 22 - Alexis Sanchez arrives on £300,000-a-week, in swap deal for Mkhitaryan
Jan 25 - Mourinho signs a contract extension at Old Trafford to 2020
Jan 31 - Pogba is hauled off at Spurs after as public spat on the sideline
March 10 - Pogba interrupts a TV interview, Frenchman gets a dressing down for his antics
April 7 - Pogba scores twice as United beat City 3-2, stopping City winning the title against them
April 27 - Mourinho admits he has regrets over clashes with long-time rival Arsene Wenger
May - United Finish second in Prem but are 19 points off runaway champs Man City
May 12 - Longtime assistant Rui Faria announces he will leave with Michael Carrick appointed assistant manager in the following days
July 1-3 - United sign Diogo Dalot, Fred and Stoke reserve keeper Lee Grant
July 24 - After Pogba wins World Cup, Mourinho gives Frenchman a back-handed compliment
July 28 - Mourinho complains about transfers: "I gave a list to the club of five names a few months ago and I wait to see if it is possible to have one of these players."
July 29-30 - Criticises Antonio Valencia for coming back from holiday overweight and Anthony Martial for leaving pre-season camp to witness the birth of his daughter
August 10 - After opening day win against Leicester, Pogba says: "If you're not happy you cannot give your best"
August 16 - A huge row takes place, Mourinho telling Pogba to ask for a transfer if he wants to leave
September 23-24 - Pogba criticises Mourinho's tactics after a 1-1 draw with Wolves, saying United have to attack. Mourinho tells Pogba, who was to blame for the goal: "You're a good player, not a special player"
September 25 - After stripping him of the vice-captaincy, Mourinho aims a dig at Pogba in his programme notes. Pogba is then seen in a white tracksuit in the stands, while a video of him laughing and joking while United lose to Derby is posted to social media
September 26 - A spectacular training ground bust-up is caught on camera, with Mourinho furious with the 'disrespectful' Pogba
Sep 29 - Pogba tells journalists 'you want me dead?' after 3-1 defeat to West Ham. Couple of days later he claims he has been gagged.
October 16 - Mourinho is charged by the FA for swearing into a TV camera after beating Newcastle
October 20 - The Portuguese is involved in a scuffle with Chelsea coach Marco Ianni after the Italian mocks him after a late equaliser
November 27 - Mourinho bizarrely smashes a crate of water bottles into the ground after Fellaini scores a winner against Young Boys
Dec 1 - Pogba is described as 'a virus' by Mourinho after the 2-2 draw with Southampton. Frenchman laughs off criticism and says he can't be blamed for all the club's problems.
Dec 7 - Super agent Mino Raiola, who has previously spoken to Barcelona and Juventus, tells Man Utd Pogba wants a £200,000-a-WEEK payrise if he is to stay
Dec 8 - Romelu Lukaku, also represented by Raiola, becomes another star who wants out of United because of the manager
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Dec 12 - Mourinho says he is not impressed with Pogba and other players after shuffling his team for a dead rubber against Valencia
Dec 16 - Pogba is dropped again for the game against rivals Liverpool - he doesn't come on as a sub and defeat leaves the club 19 points below their rivals
Dec 18 - Mourinho is sacked, getting a £24million pay-off. Minutes later, Pogba posts an image on social media of him smirking with the tag: 'Caption this'. He deletes it soon after