Mourinho struggling with Manchester hotel lifestyle

MANCHESTER United manager Jose Mourinho is finding it hard to adjust to living away from his family for the first time, describing his current arrangement as "a disaster".

The 53-year-old has been staying at the Lowry Hotel in the centre of Manchester since starting work at Old Trafford in July, with his wife and two children residing in the family's London home.

The former Chelsea boss is unable to leave the hotel without the paparazzi following his every move, and Mourinho admits it is not the ideal set-up.

He said: "For the first time, the family lives in a different way. We try to feel it, we try to see the evolution of our feelings and see how we cope with the situation."

Mourinho acknowledges being followed by photographers comes with the job, but it is not helping his current situation.

"You know the history of the paparazzi," he added. "For the hotel and the brand that sponsors me, the clothes brand, it's amazing because they are there every day.

"Everybody knows the name of the hotel. Everybody knows the last arrivals of that brand. So, for them, it is amazing.

"For me, it's a bit of a disaster because I want sometimes to walk a little bit and I can't."