Jose Mourinho has commented on Manchester United's decision to sack Sir Alex Ferguson from his £2.16m ambassadorial contract.
Ferguson will step down from
his lucrative role at the end of the season after new co-owner Sir Jim
Ratcliffe ended his contract as part of a cost-cutting programme.
Mourinho was asked about the
decision as he prepared to meet United as Fenerbahce boss in Thursday night's
Europa League tie in Istanbul.
'My relationship with Sir Alex
was amazing, incredible,' said Mourinho. 'When my Netflix documentary comes
out, you will know more about the reason why I have so much respect for him.
'The ambassadorial role, I
really don't know that situation. It doesn't matter why, it doesn't matter
what, Sir Alex has the most important thing: the love and respect of every
Manchester United fan around the world. That is more important than the role or
a few pounds he can make.'
On the situation at United
since he left in December 2018, Ten Hag added: 'Honestly, I didn't lose one
minute thinking about it. I wish the best to Man United since the moment I
left.
'I left with a good feeling to
the club, with a good feeling to the fans and I want the best for them. So if
things are not going amazingly well for them, it's not something that makes me
happy. But at the same time I have no time and it doesn't make sense for me to
be thinking about what happened or what didn't happen.'
Ferguson became a global
ambassador for the Manchester club when he decided to leave coaching in 2013.
But, according to The Athletic, Sir Jim Ratcliffe's company has decided to end
the former manager's link with the club.
According to Mirror UK, the
agreement said to be worth in excess of £2million-a-year and in place since
October 2013, was terminated by Ineos in a bid to reduce the club's costs.
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