No Mour interest in Manchester United

LILLE: Jose Mourinho did not watch Manchester United's defeat to Paris Saint-Germain because he knows Premier League players too well.

The Portuguese boss was sacked by United in December after losing to rivals Liverpool 3-1.

Mourinho was spotted at Lille casting an eye over Ligue 1 talent on Sunday as he looks for his next adventure but is not interested in the Red Devils.

“No, I didn’t watch it,” Mourinho told beIN SPORTS.

“I watch games from time to time, but I prefer to watch other leagues. The Premier League, I know every player in it.

“I can imagine myself as a coach in Ligue 1,” he added, when asked if he wanted to manage in the French top flight.

“I am a man who has worked in four different countries, I like to know and learn other cultures. Working in a new championship would be a fantastic experience.

“For now I’m calm, I try to live better with my family and friends and I work to get the right opportunity to go back to training.

“Two to three months (without a job) is okay, afterwards it’s more difficult.

“I hope to have the opportunity to come back stronger.

“My project is my project as a person and coach, to improve myself, to be better, to think all days about my profession, which is also a passion. But this is not the time to talk with clubs.”

Mourinho has been linked with the PSG job in the past and has been recently eyed for a move to Real Madrid or Inter Milan.