Mourinho’s aim to create new Reds era of success

JOSE Mourinho wants to create a new United to match the club’s prestigious history.

But the Reds boss admits that the wide growth of wealth in the game is going to make his task a tough one.

United will be back on the big Champions League Euro stage in September for the first time since December 2015.

“Manchester United are one of the top three football clubs in the world, no doubt about it, but the football club is one thing and the team’s credentials going into a competition are another thing entirely,” Mourinho said in the match programme for Tuesday’s Super Cup final.

“We have a giant on our chest, which is really heavy, but we don’t compare our potential to the biggest clubs in Europe right now. We’ll take it step by step and be humble.

“Because Manchester United is a real giant, it doesn’t matter if the club is somewhat far away from that level for three, four, five or 10 years. It doesn’t matter: the club will always be a giant.

“But our job is to try to bring the football club back to that stature. That’s really difficult these days.

Mourinho, though, says he is going to be patient in his quest to ensure United’s future on-field status mirrors the past glories.

“I want the team to be on a par with the club’s history, which is something I’ve been lucky enough to feel at every club – there was the same kind of feeling at Inter and at Real Madrid,” added the Reds boss.