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Jose Mourinho glad to be back doing what he loves with first win as Tottenham boss
Jose Mourinho v West Ham November 2019

JOSE MOURINHO made a triumphant return to football management on Saturday, watching his Tottenham side comprehensively defeat a struggling West Ham outfit.

The “special one” was clearly glad to be back, recalling going to football games during the last 11 months he has been out of the game, wondering “what am I doing here?”

“I am now back in my natural habitat,” said a beaming Mourinho, who felt his team were “brilliant” for the first hour.

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