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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho watched as a burglar attempted to break into his London home, it has been revealed.

Jose was watching the Euro 2016 Portugal - France match on TV when the 25 year old intruder tried to force the basement door to the £25million house.

A Portuguese maid came face-to-face with Gabor Roman who asked him: What are you doing here?”

She screamed alerting the manager, the police were called and the thief was nabbed.

It was later revealed that the maid was doing the ironing when she spotted the intruder trying to get in through the basement door.

The raider tried to flee but a security guard who had been tracking him blocked his path.

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A team of eight police officers dashed to the central London house and led the intruder away in handcuffs as Manchester United manager Mourinho and wife Matilde Faria watched from a window.

A passer-by said: “Jose looked dumbfounded. I don’t think it had registered with the guy he was trying to burgle the house of the world’s most famous football coach.”

Roman, from Eastern Europe, of no fixed address, was jailed for four weeks by Westminster magistrates on Tuesday after admitting attempted burglary.

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A private security guard hired by residents first spotted Roman wandering from house to house trying doors to see if they were unlocked.

The guard watched him disappear into Mourinho’s basement and alerted police.

A source said: “The prowler was trying not to be obvious but he clearly did not fit in with such an upscale area. “

It is believed that Roman initially made threats to punch the guard who stood his ground - but then smoked a cigarette until police officers arrived.

The attempted break-in took place hours after Mourinho had been at Wimbledon to see Andy Murray beat Milos Raonic.