MILAN: Jose Mourinho's uncharacteristic willingness to acknowledge he was wrong was as important to Inter Milan's title success as the goals of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The brash coach, the self-styled "Special One", belied his image on several pivotal occasions during Inter's romp to a fourth straight scudetto in his first season in charge.

This humility, which has sat comfortably alongside his trademark confidence, will be a useful new asset to the Portuguese as he plots European success in the coming years.