WATCH: Jose Mourinho Produces Moment Of Class Before Europa League Tie

He might be regarded as football's ultimate pantomime villain but Jose Mourinho showed that he's not all bad tonight after making just about every mascots' day before Manchester United's Europa League tie in Ukraine, stopping to sign every mascots' boots.

The Red Devils were taking on FC Zorya in their final group stage game knowing that a defeat could mean an embarrassing exit for Mourinho and his star-studded squad.

The pressure was on United's manager, but before kick-off The Special One still managed to take time out to sign the boots of the young lads who partnered his players out onto the freezing pitch in Odessa.

Nice one, Jose:

See! He's not all bad, is he?

United ran out comfortable 2-0 victors on the night and secured their place in the competition's knockout stages leaving Mourinho probably just as happy as those mascots right about now.

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Jack Kenmare

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