Manchester United's Premier League title win came as no surprise to Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, who praised coach Alex Ferguson on Tuesday and said winning was his life.
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Mourinho, who challenged United's domestic dominance while at Chelsea between 2004-2007, was speaking Real's their Champions League semifinal against Borussia Dortmund.
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Real eliminated United in the last 16.
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"What he did is what he has been doing all his life, winning," Mourinho told reporters. "Sometimes not consecutively because it is impossible to do it."
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United clinched their 20th league title on Monday with a 3-0 win over Aston Villa, giving Ferguson the 49th trophy in his long managerial career.
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"That's his life and his career. I congratulate him, it is not a surprise to me or to the world that Sir Alex and Manchester United won the title again," said the Portuguese coach.
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Mourinho led Chelsea to Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006, breaking United's stranglehold on the competition.
Jose Mourinho is very right with this one. He has made a very correct point. Fergie just know how to win crucial titles. Congratz to Manchester United