Mourinho rejected chance to replace Ferguson at Man Utd in 2013

José Mourinho had agreed to replace Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager in 2013 before changing his mind and rejoining Chelsea, a new documentary has revealed. "He was accepting. Then within hours, it changed," Ferguson said. "He phoned me, and he was crying, and he said, 'Oh, I can't take it. I've given my word to Chelsea'," he added.