Jose Mourinho dismissed reports he is unhappy with Manchester United.

“I can’t find a better word than garbage to define the [recent] talk,” Mourinho said in the buildup to Friday’s FA Cup game at home to Derby. “If you want to ask me directly, I see myself next season at Manchester United. I will leave when the club wants me to leave; at the moment I have no intention to leave at all. I want to stay, I don’t see any reason not to stay.

“I still have a contract – in fact I am only in the middle of my contract, not in the last couple of months. My desire is to stay until the board and the owners are happy with my work. The worst thing about the garbage news is that it puts doubt on my professionalism, and that affects me because it is something I don’t admit. I hope by the end of my contract the board are happy enough with my contribution to want me to stay. Whether I get a new contract or not depends on the club but my commitment is total and I want to stay.”

Mourinho insisted he is emotionally connected with United in the same way he has been at all his previous clubs.

want to stay.”

Mourinho insisted he is emotionally connected with United in the same way he has been at all his previous clubs.