Chelsea travel to Old Trafford to play Manchester United on Monday and Mourinho said he would miss the relationship he used to enjoy with their former manager Alex Ferguson, who retired at the end of last season.
The next man in charge faces an unenviable task trying to sort out the existing mess and then living up to goals that seem ever more distant.
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Manchester United ace Shinji Kagawa may reportedly leave the Old Trafford side after the season ends following the arrival of Juan Mata in January.
Manchester United has reportedly identified French defender Eliaquim Mangala as the ideal replacement for Rio Ferdinand, who will be leaving Old Trafford at the end of the season.
Wayne Rooney scored two first half goals to help send Manchester United to a 4-1 win over a spirited Aston Villa on Saturday, temporarily lifting the gloom surrounding David Moyes' dismal first term in charge.
Everton have dropped Nigeria's Yakubu Aiyegbeni for Saturday's home match against Reading after his late return from the African Nations Cup, the Premier league club said on Friday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday
Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic will leave the Premier League club at the end of the season, flagging a move abroad and signalling a possible break-up of Alex Ferguson's last great team at Old Trafford.
Everton beat Portsmouth 3-1 at Goodison Park to move back into fourth place in the English Premier League.
Tim Cahill marked his return from a long injury lay-off to earn Everton a 3-2 victory at Stoke City in the Premier League on Sunday.
Manchester United and Chelsea drew 0-0 in the Premier League on Monday as the action in the season's first big match failed to match the intrigue of the Wayne Rooney transfer saga that swirled throughout.
'A new caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager'
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be a "massive improvement" on predecessor Louis van Gaal, according to former Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson.
They are well placed to qualify for the Champions League and with manager Louis van Gaal sure to be given substantial funds to bolster his squad, United fans are dreaming of a return to the glory years they enjoyed with Alex Ferguson at the helm.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is likely to be out for up to a month with an ankle injury in a further blow to the troubled Premier League champions, British media reported on Friday.
Manchester United have bid 35 million pounds for Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata, British media reported on Wednesday.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will not allow his players time off for Christmas as he wants to ensure they are fully prepared for Monday's English Premier League trip to basement team Hull City.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
How could a front six including Angel Di Maria, Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata fail to get a single shot on target in a 1-0 home defeat by Southmapton?
Andre Agassi plans to return for next year's Australian Open, but said his goodbyes last night just in case.
As Manchester United prepare to embark on a new era following Louis van Gaal;s departure, Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com offers a diagnosis of what went wrong with the most successful Premier League club after Sir Alex Ferguson called it a day.
Everton's teenage striker James Vaughan may return for the club's run-in to the season despite severing an artery in his foot on Monday.
New England manager Sam Allardyce believes it is just the right time in his career for him to be taking on what some have called the impossible job.
Villarreal went through to the group stage on a 4-2 aggregate crashing Everton's Champions League.
Manchester United have rejected a second offer from rivals Chelsea for unsettled forward Wayne Rooney, the Premier League champions said on Monday.
Valencia climbed above Atletico Madrid and Sevilla into third in La Liga when Alvaro Negredo came off the bench to score a late winner in a 3-2 home victory over his former club Almeria on Saturday.
Brighton and Hove Albion scored late to earn a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace. Sheffield United and Fulham also drew 1-1 as both teams picked up their first points.
Jose Mourinho's agent has dismissed as 'absolutely ridiculous and totally absurd' a report that the Portuguese wrote a 'love letter' to Manchester United to trumpet his case to be their next manager.
The Southampton striker looks set to join Everton in what would be a record six million pounds ($11.5 million) signing by the Merseyside club.
Stoke thought they had secured all three points and their first away win since October when substitute Peter Crouch knocked a loose ball into the back of the net after West Ham's England goalkeeper Joe Hart spilled a shot after 79 minutes.
Inter Milan are on the verge of signing Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic, with president Erick Thohir saying on Thursday that the deal was almost finalised.
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is lacking confidence and struggling to make an impact in matches, according to his manager Louis van Gaal.
Sergio Aguero proved he is still vital to Manchester City's cause as the Argentine paved the way for a routine 2-0 victory at bottom club Sunderland on Sunday.
Chelsea have not given up hope of signing unsettled Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, Blues manager Jose Mourinho has said.
A Kenyan soccer fan unable to cope with Manchester United's loss to northern rival Newcastle United committed suicide over the weekend, a senior Kenyan police official said on Monday.
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