5 things you (probably) didn’t know about Man United boss Jose Mourinho

He was once a PE teacher

Mourinho first started out as a PE teacher in Lisbon.

He spent five years in the role across a number of schools in the Portuguese capital, in turn earning a diploma, before deciding that he wanted to go into coaching, which has turned out to be an inspired choice.

A former pupil recalls the effect Mourinho had when he arrived at one school, saying: ‘Until he arrived, no girls ever wanted to do PE. But suddenly, nobody was asking for a doctor’s sick note.’