More searches had been made on Google across the world this week for the new Star Wars movie, the Force Awakens, than for Jose Mourinho, but that all changed this afternoon.

Searches on Google for Star Wars: The Force Awakens peaked on 16 December at 23;30 GMT.

At that time there were 24 times as many searches for the Force Awakens as those for the former Chelsea manager.

A man very much alone: Mourinho

However, when news of Mourinho leaving Chelsea "by mutual consent" broke at 15:30 today worldwide searches for the Portuguese manager shot up with 25 per cent more searches than those for the new Star Wars movie at their peak.