JOSE MOURINHO has fired a warning shot at Manchester United’s rivals by declaring: I want everything.
The Portuguese announced himself to English football after landing the Chelsea job by dubbing himself the Special One in his first press conference.
I’m not humble when I talk about targets, I’m quite aggressive on that
Jose Mourinho
And he was in typically boisterous form when he discussed his goals in his second week as United boss.
Mourinho, 53, said: "I’m not humble when I talk about targets, I’m quite aggressive on that.
"I want everything and everything is to win matches, play well, score goals, don’t concede goals, everything. I want everything.
"I know that we are speaking about a hypothetical situation which is very difficult to reach but I want everything."
Louis van Gaal sacrificed United's free-flowing DNA to ensure he fixed a leaky defence and found himself attacked on all sides by fans.
And Mourinho addressed the Old Trafford faithful directly to assure them he understands the demands of a job he has wanted for years.
Speaking to adidas Front Row, he added: "I understand that the fans expect a lot from me but I also expect a lot from them.
"There is no chance we will be happy if we are not together and I think the passion [they have] for this club is really amazing.
"It’s a new chapter in the club’s life. Always when you change a manager, I feel it is a sad moment but it is a new chapter now.
"We have brought a few new faces in, we will keep some others but, in the end, it doesn’t matter who the manager is, it doesn’t who the new players are or who is staying or leaving, it’s Man United and Man United is much more than any one of us.
"The passion the fans have is for the club and I feel that I am a club man. When I arrived, I wore the [United] shirt immediately and this is the kind of club and the kind of shirt that I am very proud to represent. I am going to do my best to be happy and to make the people happy."
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Mourinho is putting the finishing touches on his squad after bringing in Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic so far this summer.
The Special One is the in the hunt for at least one more signing, with a record-breaking £100million-plus Paul Pogba deal in the works.
On the backroom side of things, Ryan Giggs left the club while six staff were brought in by Mourinho, as well as a host of scouts.
Long-serving assistant Rui Faria will come in as No2, with Silvino Louro, Ricardo Formosinho, Carlos Lalin and Emilio Alvarez plus analyst Giovanni Cerra joining him.
United play Wigan on Saturday before heading to China where they will meet Dortmund and Manchester City in pre-season friendlies.
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