Jose Mourinho is not just fighting to prove he is the man who can deliver the Premier League title at Manchester United. He is in the midst of a fight to preserve his position as a top level, Champions League competing manager.

If Mourinho cannot reverse the negative energy currently engulfing Old Trafford, where will he go next? There has always been a career path with Mourinho. He fulfilled his ambition to become the first manager to win the title in England, Spain and Italy and if a job has run its course at one major club there is usually a queue of European giants desperate to hire him.

Whenever he has previously become embroiled in political battles with boardrooms, although he took a hit short-term, long-term he still ended up winning.

Fall out with Chelsea at the end of his first spell at Stamford Bridge? No problem. Inter Milan are on the phone, ready to invest to dominate in Italy and win the Champions League.

Real Madrid had enough? Fine, Chelsea misses you and so does the Premier League.

Chelsea no longer wants you around? It will be okay because Ed Woodward wants a meeting.