Sack Jose ...and it’ll cost £29m
coping well with it. Marcus Rashford was sad on the pitch. Scott Mctominay was scared.”
Trailing to goals from Kenedy and Yoshiniri Muto, the hosts looked all at sea until a raft of substitutions sparked a reaction.
Juan Mata and Anthony Martial fired Mourinho’s men on level terms before Sanchez nodded home in the dying seconds.
Mourinho said: “The way we started the game they were panicking. Every ball into the box, even in some moments I thought we’d score in our own goal.
“It’s not easy for the players. It is not easy for me too, but I think life is made of experiences. Some are new and some are deja vu.
“This is new. It makes me not just a better manager, but a better person. I understand things in the human nature nowadays and in this industry. I used to love it, but it’s different.
“I was speaking to a friend and he said that if it is raining in London at the moment, then it’s my fault.
“I’m going there now and if it rains it will be my fault. Brexit? My fault. I must be ready for these things.
“There is too much wickedness in something that used to be beautiful. I cope with it but with some sadness. I’m mature – a big boy – and I can deal with it.”
Newcastle went 2-0 up inside the first 10 minutes and were within sight of their first win until Mata started the comeback.
Mourinho signed a new deal in January, tying him to United until 2020. If he is axed now, the Reds chief and his legal team will insist that the Glazer family – who own the club – pay up the remaining 21 months of his contract.
With built-in loyalty payments, signing fees and other agreements on his £14.5m a year annual salary, that amounts to a whopping £29m.