Former Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho has admitted he failed at one aspect of his job at the club.

Mourinho won the Europa League and League Cup during his time as United boss.

While he believed that he could have gone on to achieve more success, he was fired in his third season by the club.

Speaking to former United defender Rio Ferdinand, Mourinho told FIVE: “Do you buy new furniture units before cleaning the house? I was more about cleaning the house than buying new furniture [signings].

“We didn't clean it the way we wanted. I wanted to clean from the second season and we couldn't for different reasons.

“I cannot say that I was asking for A, B, C or D in the third season because that was not right. I just knew clearly by the third season what I didn't want there.

“In terms of the individuals, in terms of the profiles, I knew clearly what I didn't want, but it didn't happen. Sometimes in football, you have to accept that.

“I tried my best but I knew exactly the deep, deep problems that we had there. In my third season, the manifestation of these problems was more and more clear."