Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has issued a scathing reply to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who recently reminded everyone that he had won twice as many Premier League titles as the Portuguese.
Last weekend, Guardiola was taunted by Liverpool fans amidst City’s poor run of performances and results. While City were being beaten 2-0 by Arne Slot’s men, Guardiola turned to the Liverpool supporters and raised six fingers, in reference to the number of top-flight titles he has won so far.
In his post-match press conference, it was pointed out to Guardiola that Mourinho did something similar to remind fans of his three Premier League titles before eventually being sacked.
Guardiola said, “I hope not in my case… He won three, I won six… but we are the same like that. We are together in the those situations. To make our fans know that we are much, much better than the people that sing that [Liverpool fans singing sacked in the morning].”
“It [the gesture] was just to make our fans feel that what we have done is extraordinary. I want to prove that we are an incredible football club. Sooner or later it’s going to be the end but I will try to extend as much as possible for the best of my club.”
It seems that Mourinho was not very amused by the remarks of his long-time rival.
In typical Mourinho style, the ex-United gaffer said in response to Guardiola, “Guardiola said something to me yesterday. He won six trophies and I won three, but I won fairly and cleanly.”
“If I lost, I want to congratulate my opponent because he was better than me.”
“I don’t want to win by dealing with 150 lawsuits.”
Mourinho’s comments are in reference to the 115 charges over financial breaches that City are currently facing.
United’s cross-town rivals have been accused of breaching financial fair play regulations over a nine-year span, starting in 2009 after the Abu Dhabi United Group takeover and continuing until 2018.
If City are found guilty, the most severe punishment could be relegation, with other potential penalties including points deductions and fines.
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