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The self-anointed Special One is back with a bang. He may have only been sacked from the Manchester United job last December, but Jose Mourinho has found himself back in the Premier League spotlight by surprisingly being appointed the manager of Tottenham.

The Portuguese' time at Old Trafford ended in rather dire straits, with suggestions of fall-outs with the likes of Paul Pogba (who can forget that infamous icy exchange on the training ground), and managing a team that languished 19 points behind leaders Liverpool without the season being at the halfway stage.

While United may have moved on since then, one man who will now certainly be looking over his shoulder, is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norwegian was the man to take over the reins from Mourinho, and he promptly got his managerial career at the club off to a flyer. The Red Devils were racking up wins left, right and centre, including a heroic comeback against PSG in the Champions League.

But fast forward a few months later, and United are in a period of struggle once more. Despite winning five of their last six games across all competitions (an achievement slightly tempered by the fact two of them came against Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League), the Red Devils are in seventh place in the Premier League and already nine points off the top four.

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Such has been their relatively poor form over the course of the campaign, that reports in recent weeks have even suggested Solskjaer is fighting for his job. And whilst he may already be facing the heat himself, events in north London will only serve to increase the pressure too. Spurs have had a truly forgettable season so far themselves, and Daniel Levy has acted fast in trying to arrest his club's slide.

In sacking Mauricio Pochettino - a man who has long been linked with the top job at Old Trafford - Levy has asserted his position that this is a results-based business. At United, Solskjaer has always been quick to emphasise his long-term project, insisting last season that he would be willing to give young players more of a chance. But following Spurs' more short-term thinking behind the appointment of Mourinho, the Red Devils may be beginning to wonder themselves whether their Norwegian boss is the right man to lead them.

Pochettino's availability, coupled with Spurs' cold-blooded decision to name Mourinho as boss, cranks up the pressure on Solskjaer several notches. At a time when United are seemingly getting into their groove again in terms of picking up victories, the spotlight and scrutiny on the Manchester side's manager has returned with even greater intensity.