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‘Fragile’ Manchester United struggling under Jose Mourinho

Manchester United's manager Jose Mourinho, waits prior to a Europa League group A soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United, in Istanbul, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP Photo)
Manchester United's manager Jose Mourinho, waits prior to a Europa League group A soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United, in Istanbul, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP Photo) Manchester United's manager Jose Mourinho, waits prior to a Europa League group A soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United, in Istanbul, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP Photo)

By Associated Press 4 min read

LONDON (AP) – Manchester United hoped Jose Mourinho would provide a quick-fix.

Hire the manager renowned as a “serial winner” and the stupor of the fleeting David Moyes and Louis van Gaal eras would vanish.

There’s little sign of that.

If anything, results and performances suggest the record 20-time English champions are regressing. Even Mourinho calls his team “fragile.”

With five losses in his opening 16 games, Mourinho has made a worse start than Alex Ferguson’s two immediate successors who never came close to winning the Premier League or Champions League.