Nicol Blasts Mourinho Says ‘He has lost the Magic; Klopp, Pep, Conte are Better’

A former Liverpool defender, Steve Nicol, has taken a swipe at Jose Mourinho, stating that the Manchester United boss is not in the class of Premier League contemporaries Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte on the list of the world’s best coaches.

Despite the relative success enjoyed by Mourinho in his debut campaign at Old Trafford that saw him collect three trophies in addition to Champions League qualification, Nicol says he’s lost the stardust of times past and now sits below his EPL rivals.

Citing United’s sixth-place finish despite a massive summer splurge, Nicol thinks Real Madrid’s double winner, Zinedine Zidane, and Bayern Munich boss, Carlo Ancelotti, are considerably above the Portuguese, Goal writes.

“The reason Klopp is ahead of Mourinho, is because Jose Mourinho went out and spent over £200million last season and took his side to sixth in the Premier League,” Nicol said in a recent interview.

“Jurgen Klopp, with I would suggest less talent, turned Liverpool into a top four side. 

“So you tell me why Jose Mourinho would be in this list. 

“When Jose Mourinho went to Real Madrid many moons ago, he no question was the man, but he turned them into a defensive side.

“He went to Chelsea, won the league and all of a sudden he’s on the up again. 

“The following year, complete and utter dismay and then he turned Manchester United into a side that finished sixth.

“Man United under Fergie were about winning Champions League titles and winning Premier League titles.a”

Mou is expected to splash the cash again this summer as he bids to restore United’s elite status both domestically and on the continent.

But before then, expect some choice words from the Portuguese in response to this unprovoked attack.

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