Football news - Jose Mourinho rules out Real Madrid return - then urges Chelsea not to sack Ianni

Mourinho spent three years as Real Madrid coach between 2010-2013, winning the Spanish title in 2012 before heading for a second spell at Chelsea a year later.

"No, I’m happy here. I’m happy to see out my contract and I’d like to stay after my contract runs out. All I’m thinking about is Manchester United," said Mourinho ahead of his side's Champions League meeting with Juventus at Old Trafford on Tuesday night, a match that will see Cristiano Ronaldo face United for only the second time as a player.

Former Spain manager Lopetegui is apparently on the brink of dismissal at Madrid following the embarrassing 2-1 weekend home loss to Levante, a loss that made it four defeats from five in all competitions.

The defending European champions are seventh in La Liga.

Meanwhile, Mourinho has confirmed Alexis Sanchez is injured and will not face the Italian champions.

Mourinho insists Marco Ianni should be excused for his celebrations after he appeared to taunt the United manager seconds after Ross Barkley had scored an equaliser for Chelsea in added time in their 2-2 draw on Saturday.

Ianni apologised afterwards, and Mourinho is unhappy about reports Chelsea could sack the Stamford Bridge assistant coach for his conduct.

"I'm serious, I want to thank (Maurizio) Sarri for his honesty," said Mourinho.

"I think he deserves a second chance not to be sacked and he went to a situation that in the end he recognised he was wrong.

"I hope they don’t disturb the career of a young guy and that’s the end of the story. The minute he apologised. But I would like the boy to go through more than that. I hope they let the kid to."