Jose Mourinho published to talkSPORT he won a textual content message as a vote of self belief from the Manchester United board sooner than his aspect’s dramatic victory over Newcastle.

The build-up to Saturday’s conflict at Outdated Trafford was once ruled by way of communicate of Mourinho being sacked over the weekend, with a sensational file within the Day by day Reflect claiming he would lose his activity without reference to the results of the fit.

United went on to assert a exceptional victory, preventing again from conceding two early objectives to grab all 3 issues, with Alexis Sanchez heading house the winner within the 90th minute.

Mourinho claimed after the fit that he can have been satisfied he was once set for the sack if he had now not won a textual content message that morning from a senior United determine – understood to be Ed Woodward – which informed him to “forget about what you’ll learn and do your activity”.

“Those that learn the papers, which can be hooked up with social media, they concept possibly I had long gone (been sacked),” he stated, talking to talkSPORT commentator Sam Matterface.

“After I aroused from sleep within the morning I had an SMS from my board to mention forget about what you’ll learn and do your activity, but when I didn’t have that SMS I may well be additionally satisfied (by way of the file).”

Mourinho went on to assert he was once the topic of a “manhunt” over the remedy he has won from the media within the wake of a troublesome begin to the season for United.

He stated: “I’m going to London this night, if it rains in London the next day to come, it’s my fault. If there’s a drawback with Brexit, it’s my fault,” Mourinho stated.

“It isn’t simple for them [the players]. For me it’s not simple too however I believe existence is manufactured from stories. Some are new and a few are deja vu.

“That is new, it makes me now not only a higher supervisor however even a greater individual. I perceive issues within the human nature this present day and within the trade the place I paintings, I used to adore it, I nonetheless adore it is however it’s other.

“There may be an excessive amount of wickedness in one thing that are meant to be gorgeous. I take care of it with some unhappiness. I’m a mature I’m a large boy and I will be able to handle it.

“Now not substitutions, it’s mentality it’s need, it’s dedication. As I used to mention no person is vital, handiest the membership. It isn’t about me or the avid gamers. It’s in regards to the membership. In the second one part the avid gamers gave completely the whole lot, they’d not anything extra to offer.

“I’m 55 years previous. It’s the first time I see manhunting. I will be able to take care of it. I will be able to reside with it. One of the crucial boys, regardless of them now not being the person this is hunted, they don’t seem to be coping smartly with it. The way in which we began recreation they have been panicking. Each and every ball into the field, even in some moments I assumed lets ranking in our personal objective.”