Jamie O’Hara believes Jose Mourinho would instantly be among the three best managers in the Premier League, should he return.Mourinho is back dining at the top table after he returned to Real Madrid earlier this summer.Mourinho is tasked with helping Real win their first league title since 2024GettyThe man dubbed the ‘Special One’ was previously in charge of the Spanish giants for three years and coached the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Mesut Ozil.Although the trio have long since departed Real, Mourinho now has a new generation of Galacticos to work with, including Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, who recently re-committed his future to the club.Mourinho’s return to Real also marks a curious stage in his managerial career.The 63-year-old’s last three roles were at Roma, Fenerbahce and Benfica, with only one trophy – the Conference League in 2021/22 – scooped up.Despite his lack of silverware in recent years, O’Hara still holds Mourinho in extremely high regard.Jamie O’Hara names the Premier League managers Jose Mourinho is better than“He’d still be in the top three managers in the Premier League, for me,” O’Hara said on talkSPORT Drive.“Unai Emery, I think is a top manager, but he’s at Villa. “In terms of manager, you’d have to put Arteta in the conversation. Not overall, but in terms of what he’s done with Arsenal and the Champions League final, winning the league. “He’s (Mourinho) a better manager than (Enzo) Maresca. He’s a better manager than (Xabi) Alonso. He’s a better manager than (Roberto) De Zerbi. He’s a better manager than (Michael) Carrick.”O’Hara added Mourinho would ‘relish’ the chance to be a Premier League manager because of how influential set pieces have become.During his stints as a Premier League boss, Mourinho won nine trophiesGettyThe ex-Tottenham midfielder even went as far as claiming Manchester City would have ‘more chance’ of winning the title with Mourinho at the helm instead of Enzo Maresca.“He knows how to win,” O’Hara said.“If you put City with Mourinho up against Arteta’s Arsenal, that’s fireworks. I would love to see them go up against each other.“I think Maresca’s not ready to win the league.”Why Manchester City could be Enzo Maresca’s most difficult job yetMaresca has the unenviable task of being Pep Guardiola’s replacement following the Spaniard’s decision to step away from his post.Guardiola had held the role since July 2016 and led City to a staggering six Premier League titles in that span.Maresca has won a trophy in his last two roles and will hope to continue the trend at CityGettyThe squad and, in many ways, the entire club, had been moulded to Guardiola’s demands.But it’s now Maresca’s ship to steer in what is just his fourth senior managerial role, having previously led Parma, Leicester City and Chelsea.The Maresca era at City gets underway on Sunday as the reigning FA Cup champions take on Premier League winners Arsenal for the Community Shield.As for Mourinho, he’ll look to get off to a winning start on August 22 when Real travel to Espanyol for their LaLiga season opener.