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Chelsea boss Mourinho: I expected Ferguson to back Moyes for Man Utd job

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wasn't surprised Sir Alex Ferguson wanted David Moyes to succeed him at Manchester United.

Mourinho was not shocked that Ferguson recommended his fellow Scot.

"Everybody in this country knows the job he was doing at Everton, so for me not at all was it a surprise," Mourinho said.

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