Jose Mourinho has suggested things could have worked out at Manchester United if he had been given similar backing as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.
The Portuguese manager was sacked in December after a turbulent start to the season which saw his side left adrift in the Premier League and knocked out of the Carabao Cup at the first stage.
Despite his own failings as a manager, Mourinho still remains adamant that he was not given the appropriate support to be a success at the club, and cited both Man City and Liverpool as glaring comparisons to their transfer approach.
The former United boss cannot talk about the club due to a clause in his settlement agreement but is hasn't stopped him from suggesting certain things.
It remains to be seen which job Mourinho will take next, however he has already warned that he will not accept any role until he has full clarity over his backing in the transfer market.
"I would love to go to a club and be in conditions to do what Jurgen and Pep did," Mourinho told beIN Sports.
"If you look at the [Liverpool] team that started the game, how many of them were there when Jurgen arrived? A couple.
"And when Pep was not happy with the full-backs he had [at City in 2016-17] and in the [next] summer bought four [three] full-backs that he liked.
"When he bought one goalkeeper like Claudio Bravo and was not happy with Claudio Bravo, the next season he bought Ederson.
"When Jurgen is in the club and wins absolutely nothing for three-and-a-half years and he still has the trust, still has the confidence, still has the conditions to try to keep going and going.
"Probably this season they have a big chance to do it – the first time that they win a trophy.
"In my next job I will not be starting a conversation without knowing exactly what the club wants and what the club has to give in terms of structure and the club objectives."
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