Jose Mourinho says an inability to do typical household tasks was the core reason behind his decision to live in a hotel during his spell as manager at Manchester United. Mourinho had a property in London on account of being the Chelsea manager. But when he was hired as United boss in May 2016, he decided to stay at the Lowry Hotel near Old Trafford rather than purchasing a home.
And over the course of his time at United, a critique of Mourinho was the fact he chose to stay at a hotel.
But ahead of his return to Manchester as Tottenham manager, Mourinho opened up about his domestic failings.
“You know how I would be unhappy? I would be unhappy if I was in a house on my own,” Mourinho said.
“I would have to clean, I don’t want. I would have to iron, I don’t know how to. I have to cook, I would cook fried eggs and sausages – that’s the only thing I can do.
Jose Mourinho has no regrets about living in a hotel (Image: GETTY)
“I would be very unhappy. I lived in an amazing apartment, it was not a room. It was mine all the time.
“It was not like after one week I had to leave.
“No, it was mine. I left everything there, I had my television, my books, my computer.
“It was a flat, with, ‘bring me a coffee latte, please’, or ‘I don’t want to go down for dinner, bring my dinner up’.
Jose Mourinho goes head-to-head with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Image: GETTY)
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