Jose Mourinho mocked the referee after his red card in Fenerbahçe’s 1-1 Europa League draw against his former club Manchester United.
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Mourinho mocks referee
Mourinho received a red card just before the hour mark after arguing with the referee over a denied penalty appeal.
The former Man United manager sarcastically ridiculed the official when recalling the incident.
“He told us something incredible,” Mourinho told TNT Sports. “He told that at the same time he could see the action in the box and my behavior on the touchline.”
“I congratulate him because he is absolutely incredible, his peripheral vision. During the game, 100 mph, he had one eye on the penalty situation, and he had one eye on the bench and my behaviour. So that’s the explanation he gave me. That’s why he’s one of the best referees in the world.”
“We were better than Man United”
Manchester United took an early lead courtesy of Christian Eriksen’s 15th-minute goal.
However, Youssef En-Nesyri equalized with a close-range header in the 49th minute, assisted by a cross from Allan Saint-Maximin.
Fenerbahce remains unbeaten with five points from three games, but Mourinho said he believed his team were better than United during the game.
“It would be fair to say that we did an extraordinary match and we were better than them, so good result for Man United,” he said.
“My boys played an amazing match,” he added. “We played against a team that is at a superior level to us, and we finished the game with a centre-back playing at right-back and a right-back at left-back. We had to do a crazy puzzle, but our performance was extraordinary, and I couldn’t ask for anything more from the players.”
Mourinho led Manchester United to a Europa League title in 2017 during his stint at Old Trafford.
He took the coaching position in Fenerbahce this past summer.
