Topics: Premier League, Manchester United, Chelsea, Jose Mourinho, Louis Van Gaal,
Jose Mourinho’s appointment as the new Man Utd manager has sent shockwaves all over social media.

After months of speculations, rumors and gossip, the day many Man United fans have been waiting for has finally arrived. Jose Mourinho has officially been announced as Louis Van Gaal’s successor at Old Trafford. 

This is probably football’s worst-kept secret as many fans had expected the Portuguese to take charge of the club as early as November last year when the Red Devils seemed to have been condemned to a series of draws and defeats under their former boss Louis Van Gaal. 

The English giants officially made the announcement on Friday. Here is the full club statement:

''José Mourinho will take over as manager of Manchester United from the 2016/17 season, signing a three-year contract with an option to stay at the club until at least 2020.

''José, 53, has managed at the top level of European football for over a decade and in that time has won league titles and cups in four countries (Portugal, England, Italy and Spain), as well as winning the UEFA Champions League twice – in 2004 with FC Porto and in 2010 with Inter Milan.’’

Club CEO Ed Woodward also heaped praise on the former Real Madrid boss:

 "José is quite simply the best manager in the game today. He has won trophies and inspired players in countries across Europe and, of course, he knows the Premier League very well, having won three titles here.

"I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome him to Manchester United. His track record of success is ideal to take the club forward."

And the news sparked mixed reactions all over Twitter. Some Man United fans believed the decorated manager was the right man to take them back to the glory days, while some had a different opinion. We have compiled some of the best reactions: