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'Lonely' Jose Mourinho could be affecting Manchester United, says sports psychologist

Jose Mourinho needs to strike a better work-life balance to make the most of his time at Manchester United, according to a leading workplace sports psychologist.

United manager Mourinho is finding it difficult to adjust to living away from his family for the first time and has described his current arrangement as 'a disaster'.

The 53-year-old Portuguese has been staying at the Lowry Hotel in the centre of Manchester since starting work at Old Trafford in July, with his wife and two children residing in the family's London home.

Jose Mourinho has been living in the Lowry Hotel since taking over at Manchester United
Jose Mourinho has been living in the Lowry Hotel since taking over at Manchester United
He says he does not want to uproot his family from their settled life back in London
He says he does not want to uproot his family from their settled life back in London

Mourinho said he did not know if he would buy a house in the north-west with his children - 19-year-old daughter Matilde and 16-year-old son Jose Jr - settled in London.