Liverpool legend John Aldridge believes Jose Mourinho is deliberately talking his way out of Manchester United.

Aldridge suspects Mourinho fierce criticism of his players is because he is already planning an exit strategy.

"Mourinho has looked like a man asking for a pay-off to get out of Manchester United and I wouldn't be surprised if he turned up as Paris Saint-Germain boss in the not too distant future," said Aldridge in the Sunday World.

"There has been an undercurrent of discontent building up towards Mourinho over the last few months among United fans and one major setback was always likely to propel those frustrations to the surface.

"Well, that big defeat duly arrived with the 2-1 loss against an average Sevilla side that saw them dumped out of the Champions League at Old Trafford, a result that has been coming for United.

"While I had a good laugh at Mourinho's expense as his team turned in a horrible performance against Sevilla, some of the comments Mourinho served up after the game were beyond belief.

"To go into his press conference saying United should be used to losing at home in the Champions League and recounting how he had beaten them before when he was in charge of Porto and Real Madrid was as bizarre as it was disrespectful to the massive club he is now working for.

"He must have known he was going to wind up United fans with those comments and that's why I wonder whether he is already looking at his next job. Mourinho may have signed a new contract a few weeks back, but this is a guy who has shown minimal loyalty to any club he has been at and the same goes for United."