Jose playing down title talk

JOSE MOURINHO insisted that his ‘feet are on the ground’ after Manchester United opened the season with a four-goal demolition of West Ham at Old Trafford. Mourinho’s biggest Premier League win as United manager — and the club’s biggest on the opening weekend in 11 years — will only raise expectations that he can deliver the title in his second season. But the Portuguese coach refused to get carried away after United romped to victory, inspired by two-goal Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic on their home debuts. ‘We start the second season with a very good performance at home,’ said Mourinho. ‘We had many players on the pitch with a very good game and we have reasons to be optimistic. ‘For me, years and years of experience and experience in the Premier League, my feet are on the ground and I am calm. ‘Last season we were also top of the league in the first match (a 3-1 win at Bournemouth) and

we finished sixth, so this means nothing. ‘It just means we played well and confidence levels will be high and now our challenge is to keep these confidence levels. I think we can do better than last season.’ Lukaku added to his goal in the UEFA Super...