Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says the “conditions” for Erik ten Hag are “different” to what he had when he was at the club.
Mourinho was asked about his old club before his current team Fenerbahce’s Europa League encounter with United in Istanbul on Thursday.
In praising United for keeping faith Ten Hag during the present difficult spell, Mourinho managed to refer back to his own dismissal in December 2018 after two and a half seasons in charge.
“I wish the best to Manchester United since the moment I left,” he said.
“I left with a good feeling to the club and with a good feeling to the fans. If things are not going amazingly well for them it’s not something that makes me happy.
“It doesn’t make sense for me to be thinking about what happened and what didn’t happen. What happened for sure, because it’s very objective, is they keep faith in the coach.
“They support the coach and the coach is staying season after season. That means stability and it means trust. They are giving him conditions to keep developing his job. That was different in relation to me.”
Mourinho said he was unaware he has never previously lost a home game against United.
He pointed out his previous encounters with them were with ‘big clubs’ and said Fenerbahce would require the help of 35,000 home supporters in the stadium to stand any chance of victory.
“We are going to try and we can do it, but there is a gap,” he added.