Jose Mourinho reveals Man Utd player who has not responded well to critics

He quickly developed the reputation of launching his former Manchester United players in public.

But Jose Mourinho revealed that one player had even asked him not to criticize him in front of his teammates.

Mourinho could often be heard playing in his players after a match, the form of United gradually deteriorating under his mandate.

His negative character is one of the reasons why United's board of directors ended up losing patience with the Portuguese boss.

But speaking to Bein Sports, Mourinho expressed his disbelief at the approach of his player.

Mourinho said: "I had recently one of my players that I was training them.

"And when I'm a field coach, I want to feel free in my family, so I want to be able to criticize anyone.

"A player told me" he likes you "- he was very polite, not confrontational, and he said" do you like it, when you criticize me, can you do it privately? "

"And I told him" private, why? "

"Because of my stature in front of other players when you criticize me, I do not feel comfortable".

The former boss of United was sacked from his post after two and a half years with the club in December.

Mourinho has often named former players Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba, but we do not know who he belonged to.

But the 55-year-old suggested that it was a different process regarding players in the modern game.

He added: "Nowadays you have to be very intelligent in reading your players and their personalities and you are trying to create the best situation possible."

Since the dismissal of Mourinho, United has won the seven games played under the new boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.