London - It was an inevitable announcement, but that didn't stop Twitter from reacting to the new...

London - It was an inevitable announcement, but that didn't stop Twitter from reacting to the news that Jose Mourinho has been appointed manager of <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///epl/teams/62" href="http://www.thescore.com/epl/teams/62">Manchester United</a> on Friday.Related: <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031344" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031344">Manchester United appoints Mourinho as manager</a>"Jose Mourinho is confirmed as the new manager of Manchester United. Great appointment for the club and Mourinho," Gary Lineker tweeted, before adding the following:<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div><figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Next season will be electric in the dugouts. Mourinho, Klopp, Guardiola, Conte all fresh and keen....and Wenger of course.— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/736116481793110017">May 27, 2016</a>
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<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>Adidas, sponsor of both the club and the new bench boss, had its say:<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Being first is in his blood. Jose Mourinho: Welcome to <a href="https://twitter.com/ManUtd">@ManUtd</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FirstNeverFollows?src=hash">#FirstNeverFollows</a> <a href="https://t.co/8Fcp3of88H">pic.twitter.com/8Fcp3of88H</a>— adidasfootball (@adidasfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/adidasfootball/status/736113113066528768">May 27, 2016</a>
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<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>Piers Morgan did what Piers Morgan does:<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Mourinho will be brilliant at United. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a footballing neanderthal. Just wish he'd come to Arsenal.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/736115723509084161">May 27, 2016</a>
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<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>Tennis legend Boris Becker, a six-time Grand Slam champion, had been waiting anxiously for official confirmation of the deal for a few days, and has some transfer advice for Mourinho:<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Happy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mourinho?src=hash">#Mourinho</a> has agreed personal terms with <a href="https://twitter.com/ManUtd">@ManUtd</a> !!! Hopefully first signing will be <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Zlatan?src=hash">#Zlatan</a> ...— Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBorisBecker/status/735393231387688960">May 25, 2016</a>
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<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>There remains some skepticism of the hiring, however:<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
It's precisely that "mystique &amp; romance" about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUFC?src=hash">#MUFC</a> that makes me wonder if Mourinho is right for them. Still, he'll make them strong again— Oliver Kay (@OliverKayTimes) <a href="https://twitter.com/OliverKayTimes/status/736113957753229312">May 27, 2016</a>
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<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>Not from the club's fans, who were jubilant over the move:<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en">
<a href="https://twitter.com/ManUtd">@ManUtd</a> I'm trembling. This is not just a photo. This is a decade old dream. Welcome home Special One. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeJose?src=hash">#WelcomeJose</a>— VengefulOgroman (@dhruvrastogi04) <a href="https://twitter.com/dhruvrastogi04/status/736117493287288832">May 27, 2016</a>
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<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-cards="hidden" data-lang="en">
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeJose?src=hash">#WelcomeJose</a> <a href="https://t.co/7VfjGiT5RI">pic.twitter.com/7VfjGiT5RI</a>— Emmanuel (@Spiceemman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Spiceemman/status/736117602444050433">May 27, 2016</a>
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Here's everything you need to know about Manchester United's decision to cut ties with bench boss...

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Gianluca Nesci

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Here's everything you need to know about <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///epl/teams/62" href="http://www.thescore.com/epl/teams/62">Manchester United's</a> decision to cut ties with bench boss Louis van Gaal, and the impending arrival of the self-proclaimed Special One, Jose Mourinho.ONE OUT, ONE IN<ul>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031665" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031665">United sacks Van Gaal as Mourinho prepares to take over</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031344" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031344">Manchester United appoints Mourinho as manager</a></li>
</ul>REACTION<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div><figure class="article-segment--image"><img src="https://assets-cms.thescore.com/uploads/image/file/178290/cropped_4793374.jpg?ts=1462713742"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>Not many people, aside from perhaps Daley Blind, were too distraught over the announcement of Van Gaal's firing:<ul>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031931" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031931">Van Gaal 'disappointed' but calls time at United 'an honour'</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031688" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031688">Hallelujah: Manchester United fans rejoice over Van Gaal's firing</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031786" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031786">Report: Van Gaal received £5M severance package</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031955" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031955">Report: LvG learned of firing on Sunday, asked club to delay news</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1032242" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1032242">Blind: Louis van Gaal 'deserved more respect'</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031885" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031885">Ferdinand: 'Unwavering belief in his methods' was LvG's downfall</a></li>
</ul>The reaction the the appointment of the bombastic Portuguese, however, was understandably rooted in excitement:<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.thescore.com/epl/news/1034043">Mourinho prefers 'to forget the past three years' at Manchester United</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1033992" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1033992">Never dull: Tracking the highs and lows of Jose Mourinho's career</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031958" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031958">Schmeichel: 'Long overdue' Mourinho hiring could save United</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1032012" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1032012">Instagram post fuels rumours linking Zlatan with Mourinho, United</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1033629" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1033629">Ferdinand congratulates Mourinho for taking Manchester United job</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1033990" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1033990">Red Devils rejoice: Twitter reacts to United's hiring of Mourinho</a></li>
</ul>LOOKING BACK AT VAN GAAL'S TENURE<ul>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031811" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031811">10 worst moments of Van Gaal's time at Manchester United</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031912" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031912">3 biggest mistakes from Van Gaal's tenure at Old Trafford</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031718" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031718">Sex masochism &amp; horny football: Van Gaal's best quotes at United</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031378" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031378">Where does Van Gaal go from here?</a></li>
</ul>GETTING READY FOR MOURINHO<figure class="article-segment--image"><img src="https://assets-cms.thescore.com/uploads/image/file/158485/cropped_4729733.jpg?ts=1454710028"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><ul>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031433" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031433">5 people who will be dreading the return of Mourinho</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1032564" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1032564">Report: United could make Ibrahimovic 1st signing of Mourinho era</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1032578" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1032578">Report: De Gea willing to stay at United to work with Jose Mourinho</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031398" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031398">Ranking the Premier League's top 10 managers</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1031849" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1031849">5 players who could follow Mourinho to Manchester</a></li>
<li><a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/1034053" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/1034053">Imagining Mourinho's starting XI at Manchester United</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thescore.com/epl/news/1034096">Report: Mourinho wants Ibrahimovic, Willian; players want move</a></li>
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