New Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho may be back in club football, but an epic prank on YouTube channel Top Eleven proves he is also on top of Euro 2016.

The video sees the Portuguese in typically mischievous form, directing an actress disguised as a cleaner named ‘Josie’ to interrupt the recording of a Euro 2016 preview show.

Feeding facts to Josie through an ear piece, the pair collude to stun the audience, host Joe Thomlinson and experts Patrick van Straaten and David Jackson by interjecting with unexpected footballing insight and statistics.


Mourinho pulls the strings behind the scenes (Picture: YouTube)

Speaking from a back room, Mourinho tips Austria as the team to watch, claiming they are ‘one of the fastest improving sides in Europe…with nine wins from 10.’



The Red Devils boss then helps Josie back this up with stats about their star defender David Alaba – leaving everyone open-mouthed.

‘They’ve got Alaba who’s fantastic, he’s got 42 caps and he’s what 23 years of age..he’s won the Bundesliga five times, the Champions League, World Club Cup,’ she says confidently.

The director, who is in on the joke, adds authenticity by angrily shouting ‘we’re filming something here’, but Josie the ‘cleaner’ is soon at it again, proclaiming Poland as the side to watch in France this summer.

‘Cleaner’ Josie speaking her mind (Picture: YouTube)

‘Poland have just lost twice in two and a half years and beat Germany in that time,’ states Josie on the Special One’s instruction.

‘Robert Lewandowski’s got a 62 per cent shot accuracy at Bayern Munich.

‘He has a fantastic game against Wolfsburg – 5 goals in just 8 minutes and 59 seconds.’

The detailed analyses leave the supposed experts on the couch admitting ‘you are actually better than us!’

Mourinho makes his entrance (Picture: YouTube)

Mourinho eventually gives the game up, timing his entrance perfectly after Josie describes him as one of the best managers in the world at judging penalty takers.

‘Jose? Come on, he’s joining United this summer, so he better be bloody good,’ replies Thomlinson unaware the man himself has just entered. Left visibly shaken, the presenter stumbles to admit ‘Jose, mate, you’ve stitched us up!’

All involved got to meet Mourinho (Picture: YouTube)

But the Champions League winning coach still finds time for one final laugh, telling the victims of his antics: ‘I’m a disaster with the penalties, man, I always lose too, I’m like England!’

Cheers, Jose….

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