To be honest it doesn't surprise me he wants out. I thought our press here in England was bad, but it's nothing compared to Spanish press. It makes it so much worse that he managing the most famous club in Spain with the largest fan base, it's just pressure and probably not worth the stress. I honestly don't expect the European form to change for Madrid, they were still pretty awesome in the group stages whilst these problems were still existent.
The players and the manager will up their game for the United game and I still don't really expect United to win, it all depends however. Mourinho needs to leave, he has love for England and without his passion Madrid will suffer. Ronaldo from the looks of things wants to leave as well, which is no shock to me.