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Ex-Chelsea boss Grant: What Mourinho is REALLY like...

Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant says there's no feud with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.

Grant worked with Mourinho at Chelsea and succeeded him at Stamford Bridge.

"I think he's a great manager, a great coach," he told Omnisport.

"He has a lot of qualities, a very nice man, even though people don't think like this.

"When you sit with him, he's one of the most funny guys, friendly guys you've ever met. But I think, like everybody, you need to look in the mirror and say 'what can I improve?'

"He did well when he was the underdog. He won titles when he was underdog at Chelsea, when he was underdog at Inter Milan. Then, the season after, when he became not an underdog, he became a bit nervous and results went down.

"That's what I think happened at Real Madrid and that's what happened in almost any club he was [at].

"But he's still a good manager. As I say to myself, and I say to my son also, look in the mirror at what you can improve. But he's still good, one of the best.

"For United to be fifth place, or fourth place, or even third place, it's not usual. United are looking to win titles. That's what it was before Alex Ferguson, even though they didn't win for 20 years, and that's how it stays after. That's what a big club is about."

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