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Published 09:53 12 Aug 2018 BST
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One of the primary reasons for the current popularity of sporting directors and directors of football is the fact that, nowadays, managers seldom last longer than a couple of years in any job. To prevent scenarios in which its left to a manager to select a playing staff, only for them to then leave their role a few months later, a middleman between the dugout and the hierarchy is perceived to be a more suitable figure in the long term.
It's not known how Mourinho will react to the appointment, should he still be United boss at the time, but the Portuguese may already be expecting the change as he hinted at being no more than a head coach after Friday's Premier League victory over Leicester.
"I had my plans for many months and I find myself with the market closed in a situation I did not think I would be in," Mourinho said. "I think football is changing and managers should be called head coaches."
Mourinho made no secret of his disappointment after missing out on several summer targets, with United failing to bring in a centre-half before Thursday's deadline despite the long list of targets which included Harry Maguire, Toby Alderweireld, Jerome Boateng, Yerry Mina, Diego Godin and Kurt Zouma.The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 137
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