Jose's job safe for now

Jose Mourinho's position as Manchester United manager is not under immediate threat, senior figures at the club have said, denying a report he was set to be sacked.

United are struggling in 10th place and have endured the club's worst start to a league campaign in 29 years.

The Daily Mirror reported late Friday that Mourinho would be dismissed regardless of the result of United's match at home to Newcastle on Saturday.

But senior figures at United told Press Association Sport that Mourinho would retain his job for the immediate future. The agency reported that United look set to give Mourinho the upcoming international break to turn things around at Old Trafford.

If Mourinho is dismissed, he would be United's fourth failed manager in the five years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 -- a period that has seen with the club fail to win either the Premier League or Champions League.