© Provided by BSkyB Getty Jose Mourinho has signed his contract to become the new manager of Manchester United.
The Portuguese put pen to paper at a central London hotel at around 5pm on Thursday to succeed Louis van Gaal as the new boss at Old Trafford.
Mourinho met the executive vice chairman of Manchester United, Ed Woodward, to conclude the talks earlier in the afternoon, symbolically wearing a black and red tie for the final stage of negotiations.
The deal is completed on the 12th anniversary of Mourinho winning the Champions League with Porto; during that run, the Portuguese club knocked out Manchester United.
Mourinho, who has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea in December, replaces Louis van Gaal, who was himself dismissed by United two days after they won the FA Cup by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Wembley.
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