Manchester United

manager Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho has shown he is an authoritarian just

like Sir Alex Ferguson was in his incredible reign as

Manchester United boss, says Ruud Gullit.

Mourinho stepped into the hot seat last summer and

delivered two trophies in his first season as boss.

Ferguson won 24 major trophies in 27 years at Old

Trafford and United fans are convinced they have finally

found his true successor after four years of turmoil at the

club.

The United manager has adopted a hardline attitude

with his players and looks to set to ship out several former

stars during the summer.

And Dutch legend Gullit believes that shows Mourinho

is just like his illustrious predecessor.

‘You know what I like about this situation with Rooney,

that Mourinho is in power, he decides what is happening,

not the players,’ he told Football Focus.

‘That is what Ferguson did also.

‘He got rid of Jaap Stam – he regretted it,

but he got rid of him.

‘He also got rid of [David] Beckham when he thought

it was right, and I think that is the sign of a great manager.’

Wayne Rooney is in line to end his 13-year stay at United

after falling out of favour this season under Mourinho.

The striker remained the captain, but spent the campaign

looking on from the bench as Mourinho fazed him out

of the starting eleven.

Rooney reportedly have offers from China and the

Premier League and is expected to make an announcement

about his future in the coming weeks.

(Metro, UK)