Former Manchester United striker Lee Sharpe expects José Mourinho to be released at Christmas for growing unrest at Old Trafford. The Portuguese tactician was frustrated in the preseason after Deputy Chairman Ed Woodward failed to reach some important transfer targets. Mourinho was furious that the club was unable to find a new center-back and United played a defensive horror show against Brighton to claim their first defeat on Sunday. After the 3-2 draw against Chris Hughton's team, Sharpe explained why he was so unfazed by Mourinho's prospects this season.
And he expects Mourinho to lose his job before the turn of the year.
Sharpe told Sky Sports:


‘I am expecting the manager to get sacked before Christmas.
‘If he is going to continue with this dourness and this moaning, then people will turn around and say this attitude is not getting us to the top so we need to change it. ‘It just seems same old same old. As much as the press and fans have been on Jose Mourinho’s case about the negativity over the past few seasons and him moaning about players he has and has not got, he just seems to ignore everybody and carry on as usual. ‘He looks fed up and it is reflecting in his team’s performances. He is playing negative stuff.
‘If he is going to continue with this dourness and this moaning, then people will turn around and say this attitude is not getting us to the top so we need to change it. ‘It just seems same old same old. As much as the press and fans have been on Jose Mourinho’s case about the negativity over the past few seasons and him moaning about players he has and has not got, he just seems to ignore everybody and carry on as usual. ‘He looks fed up and it is reflecting in his team’s performances. He is playing negative stuff.
‘This team has some unbelievable attacking players but I don’t think they are on the front foot enough, I don’t think they are playing at a quick enough tempo and I don’t think they move the ball enough. They give teams a chance to get back and get organised.
‘He has so many options going forwards, it is a shame that he wants to play the way that he wants to play. It didn’t work last year against a rampant Manchester City and if things aren’t working you have to learn from your mistakes and change something. ‘He needs to change but he just seems to be too stubborn to alter his approach.’


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