GHOSTS OF THE PAST Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho comes face-to-face with predecessors Sir Alex Ferguson and Louis van Gaal

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho came face-to-face with two ghosts from Old Trafford’s past as he attended the Uefa Elite Coaches Forum on Wednesday.
The Portuguese chief faced up to both his predecessor Louis van Gaal and Sir Alex Ferguson in Nyon – but David Moyes was nowhere to be seen.

  
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7 Jose Mourinho met Manchester United predecessors Sir Alex Ferguson and Louis van Gaal on Wednesday


  Jose Mourinho was among the attendees at the Uefa Elite Coaches Forum
Mourinho has always maintained a good relationship with the legendary Red Devils boss Fergie, but he could have been met by a frosty reception by the Dutchman after criticising the man he replaced in the hotseat last summer.


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It is a rare sighting of Van Gaal since his exit from the North West.

But the trip will have been a memorable one as he was presented with a special plaque to recognise his achievement of managing 100 European club matches.


The United trio were joined by a host of other elite coaches from across Europe at the 19th edition of the annual conference.

Real Madrid‘s Zinedine Zidane, Paris Saint-Germain’s Unai Emery and Newcastle chief Rafa Benitez were all in attendance.

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Ferguson was acting as chair at the meeting designed to give the continent’s most influential managers a chance to discuss their concerns and air their views on the issues facing European competition.
  The bash welcomed a host of Europe’s top coaches to Nyon in Switzerland


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 United legend Sir Alex Ferguson chaired the meeting of minds