Can Jose turn his frown upside down?

THE rest of the Premier League had better watch out. Jose Mourinho is on fire in his quest to become a champion once again.

The Manchester United manager is refreshed and raring to go as he begins his second season in the hot seat at Old Trafford, having pocketed three trophies in his first year.

Attention now switches to the big one – the Premier League title.

United’s Portuguese boss can’t guarantee success, but he is promising to leave no stone unturned to try to lead his team to first place.

He’s even offering to lay off referees and linesmen – at least for now!

“I don’t put any pressure on myself that I have to do this, or I have to do that,” he says. “The only thing I have is to work every day like I do.

“The only thing I demand from myself is to give everything. Then normally the results are a good consequence of that work.

“My dedication to my job is always the maximum, even more than when I started. That is my aim.

“At the end of the season we will see the results, but I look forward to the season with optimism and enthusiasm.

“I can’t wait to play West Ham, in a difficult match, then to go to Swansea next Saturday for another difficult match. I want the Champions League to start.

“I am on fire. And I will behave on the touchline, even if goals are offside like they were last week in the Super Cup!”

As United welcome West Ham to Old Trafford this afternoon, Mourinho begins knowing that he has won the league in his second full season at each of his four previous clubs.

And now he feels like he has his stamp on all aspects of life at United.

“After two transfer windows, we have a good group and a football club that is much better equipped,” he explains.

“We are much better organised in the areas that support the first-team squad – the medical department, the logistics, the training routines, the analysis.

“I feel the club is much better so we are going to try to win the title and we are going to try to give a hard fight to the top teams in the Champions League.”

Mourinho has brought in three players this summer – Victor Lindelof at centre-half, striker Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic from Chelsea.

The Serbian midfielder cost £40 millon, but having worked with him before, Mourinho feels he is lucky to have him again.

“When I joined United last year, I thought immediately we needed a kind of Matic,” he admits.

“There are no question marks with him. He doesn’t need time to adapt, he’s not a young guy coming from another country.

“He’s 29, with five years in the Premier League and lots of experience. He’s one of those players who gives me what I like, which is consistency, so I think he is a fantastic signing.”