Jose Mourinho rushed back to Portugal to visit his wife Matilde (pictured together) who was recovering from emergency surgery

Manchester United manger Jose Mourinho rushed to his native Portugal twice in 24 hours as his wife recovered from emergency surgery.

The 53-year-old, who joined the Red Devils in the summer, boarded a private jet after his wife, Matilde - also known as Tami - had her operation on Wednesday.

Two days before, United beat Sunderland at Old Trafford thanks to goals from Daley Blind, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

And after flying to Lisbon on Wednesday, the former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter Milan boss returned to Manchester later that evening, reports The Sun on Sunday.

On Thursday morning, he flew back to Portugal and again returned later that evening to his base at the Lowry Hotel, according to the paper.

Upon arrival in the Portuguese capital, he was taken to Hospital De Sao Jose - a private clinic inside the Royal Lisboa Hospital, report Richard Moriarty and Gerard Couzens.

According to the newspaper, the surgery Tami had to undergo was due to complications from a previous operation.

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A source close to the family told a friend that she had been 'complaining' for a while.

A source told the paper: 'This Christmas has been very hard but Jose has remained extremely professional and focused on the two things that matter most to him, his family and football.

The 53-year-old (pictured), who joined the Red Devils in the summer, boarded a private jet after his wife, Matilde - also known as Tami - had her operation on Wednesday

Mourinho, pictured with his wife Matilde and daughter Matilde at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, in 2014

Their children, Matilde, 20, and 17-year-old Jose Mario and the family were forced to cancel their annual holiday at a beach resort in Brazil because of the operation

'Tami's operation came out of the blue and knocked him sideways.'

Their children, Matilde, 20, and 17-year-old Jose Mario and the family were forced to cancel their annual holiday at a beach resort in Brazil because of the operation.

Tami is now recovering at their £2million home in Setubal - 30 miles from Lisbon.

United and Mourinho have been contacted for comment.

Manchester United Jose Mourinho, pictured celebrating his team's victory yesterday

The 53-year-old, who joined the Red Devils in the summer, boarded a private jet after his wife, Matilde - also known as Tami - had her operation on Wednesday