Truth be told, I have always thought Mourinho to be a bad fit for Manchester United from the start. Yeah, he has been a winner, but for me, his style and tactics screams out The Underdog Manager. Reactive in nature, at his best able to counteract even the best of managers like Pep, Sir Alex etc. But when managing the elite teams with elite players and egos, he has been a failure.
His tactics and planning reeks of short termism, and after a while the ego clashes with the flair players has become fairly repetitive. At a club like ours, his tactics were always likely to clash with the way of the club, where style and winning has been synonymous for most of the periods under Sir Alex. But most of all, that never say die attitude that attracted millions of fans all around the world is now simply lacking. That's what hurts the most nowadays. The players are also to blame, but first and foremost, it's the job of the manager to form a coherent plan(attack and defence), coach a team that should play like one and not look like they have just started playing together, players in sync with one another and with the manager's tactics and most of all, motivate the players enough to keep winning at the top level. This is the minimum requirement at a top tier club and none of this is happening here at Old Trafford and looks unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future.
Mourinho is Mourinho. He is not going to change and to expect that from him is simply foolishness. And even then, this Mourinho looks like the shell of the man that came to the PL in 2005. I doubt that after this many ambiguous transfers, the management has complete faith on him. But after all, this is a farce of a management whose throwing money at short term fixes is the main reason we are at this juncture. So, for me, it's Mourinho out, whatever he achieves(or does not achieve) this season, but not until the club starts putting in a long term plan into action. Suitable manager, a DOF, lose the money first, football later approach and the likes. These 5 years, It's been very hard to see the club of my dreams slowly slip down the slope, while the Glazers continue to suck in the profits.