Jose Mourinho falls over after starting ice hockey match as he continues life away from Manchester United

After performing his duties as special guest starter for an ice hockey match in Russia, Mourinho suffered the embarrassment of the red carpet slipping out from beneath him

Jose Mourinho just can’t catch a break at the moment.

The Portuguese was sacked by Manchester United in December after a dismal start to the season and a widening rift within the dressing room, which was not the first time such a problem has occurred during his managerial career.

Mourinho has since gone about enjoying life away from the dug-out, having carried out some media work since and spending time with his family in the sunnier, warmer climes of his homeland.

But Monday saw him come crashing back down to earth – literally – while carrying out his duties as the special guest starter for Avangard Omsk’s ice hockey match against SKA St Petersburg in Siberia.

After dropping the puck between Avangard’s Evgeny Medvedev and SKA’s Pavel Datsyuk, Mourinho turned around to walk back along the red carpet, only for it to slip beneath him and send him sprawling on the ice.

Mourinho started the match between Avangard Omsk and SKA St Petersburg (AP)

Jose Mourinho slips over during an ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and SKA St Petersburg (AFP/Getty)

Mourinho was left embarrassed by the fall (AP)

But Mourinho was able to laugh it off and climb back to his feet with the help of Evgeny Medvedev and Pavel Datsyuk (AFP/Getty)

Mourinho quickly laughed off the incident as Datsyuk helped him back to his feet, before Medvedev also embraced him while checking he was ok.

The official Kontinental Hockey League posted the video of the incident with the caption: “That was unfortunate, but we hope Mr. Jose Mourinho is alright.” The tweet was quickly deleted once it was picked up on social media.

The 56-year-old has agreed to complete some promotional work for Avangard, who are based in Balashikha near Moscow, and spent the day signing autographs for fans, meeting players, watching their warm-up and taking a tour around their facilities before enjoying the match.