The habitual three-year itch that afflicts Jose Mourinho has exploded into a full-blown case of acute dermatitis in recent weeks, with unconfirmed reports that Chevrolet are to be replaced as Man Utd’s chief shirt sponsor by Canesten.

Arguably Utd's two most revered sides - the tragic Busby Babes of the 1950's and Fergie's Fledglings of the mid-1990's - both paid homage to Utd's traditions of attacking football and a focus on youth development. Jose Mourinho promotes neither of those qualities. And so it is that Mourinho and Man Utd has always seemed an uncomfortable union; a relationship based more on convenience and necessity than genuine warmth and affection....

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