Manchester United and Mourinho was always supposed to be a dance with the devil, instead it has turned out to be a deal with a crossroads demon, i.e, sacrifice your soul for a few moments of glory. The two seasons of Mourinho are a vast improvement on the 3 seasons of Moyes and LVG put together, but then it is hardly a credible yardstick. United’s true football heritage is what happened during the days of Sir Alex and Sir Matt – enthralling football, engaging youth and an era laden with trophies. The idea of Jose Mourinho as a Manchester United manager was simple – get the club back to winning trophies again, everything else was an afterthought. His struggles with talented players who have a soft mentality or his innate ability to stifle first and attack later – were all to be accommodated – as long as success was restored at the Theatre of Dreams. Circa 2016, a struggling club and a struggling manager were to enter into a mutually beneficial alliance – one which was des...