José Mourinho scored a personal victory yesterday after Marouane Fellaini agreed a two-year contract extension with Manchester United.

Mourinho asked the United board to keep Fellaini beyond his contract, which expires this weekend, but they were initially unwilling to grant the midfielder a two-year deal.

United originally offered Fellaini a one-year deal, with the club retaining an option to extend it by 12 months, but they have now presented him with a two-year deal that will expire in the summer of 2020. Fellaini’s new contract can be extended by a further year, but only if both sides agree to it.

Fellaini, who is expected to play against England for Belgium tonight, will earn about £100,000 a week, excluding bonuses. Fellaini’s lawyers will look over the