Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United have a good chance of winning the Premier League next season under the guardianship of new manager Jose Mourinho.
The ‘Special One’ is preparing for his first campaign in charge since replacing Louis van Gaal as manager, as the Dutchman – who led United to FA Cup glory – paid the price for a perceived negative style of play and failure to secure a place in the Champions League.
And former club captain Ferdinand believes United have snapped up the Portuguese at the perfect stage in his career after his disastrous final season in charge of Chelsea, leading to him being sacked in December.
"When you have a manager with Mourinho's ability, you always have a chance of winning the league," he added.
"It's unheard of for Manchester United to be saying you want to finish in a Champions League position. In my days, the goal was to win the league.
"United got Mourinho at the best time possible. Winners are dangerous when they're wounded. He's focused.
"He has a lot of work to do at United, because they finished fifth last season and were not good enough to get into the Champions League."
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