Jose Mourinho claims he has told Manchester United’s owners that he is aiming to win the Premier League title in his first season at Old Trafford.
The Portuguese has joined on a three-year deal and has boosted United’s chances of ending their three-year wait for a league title with the signings of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, along with defender Eric Bailly.
And while he has been told by the Glazers that there is no pressure on him to win a trophy in his debut campaign, Mourinho is adamant that he will not just settle for a place in the top four.
“No ultimatum. No demands. Just tranquillity to play and work my three-year contract,” Mourinho told The Sun.
“The message from the owners and Mr Woodward was this — ‘Get your three years, do your work, improve the team and bring us back where we belong during a three-year period’.
“My message was that I wanted to win the title in the first season.
“I want to be champion. To say before the season starts that the top four is the target? The top four is not the target. We want to play to be champions.
“If during the season we realise the points difference doesn’t allow us to fight for the title, we are going to establish a new title and when you can’t be champion the next target is to finish top four.
“But day one, I don’t want to hide behind a bad season or no Champions League football to say we want to finish top four.”
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