Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, the former
Barcelona manager currently on a sabbatical from the game, are among a
number of big names from continental Europe expected to attend the
League Managers' Association (LMA) event.
Their
presence is unusual given that the LMA exists primarily to represent
the interests of managers in the four professional divisions of the
English game.
It will only
fuel speculation that either Mourinho or Guardiola could replace
Ferguson at Old Trafford when the Scot decided to retire.
England manager Roy Hodgson was also
in the stands, no doubt checking on the form and fitness of Michael
Carrick, Steven Gerrard, Tom Cleverley and others ahead of England's
match with Brazil early next month.
The
two managers sat next to one another, but Mourinho seemed to have an
aversion to the Manchester cold, sitting with his hood up during the
first-half.
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