Jose Mourinho sarcastically labelled referee Clement Turpin “one of the best in the world” after the Portuguese was sent off during Fenerbahce’s Europa League draw with Manchester United.
Mourinho was shown a red card for his protests against the decision not to award his side a penalty with the score at 1-1.
United midfielder Manuel Ugarte clashed with Bright Osayi-Samuel in the penalty area on 56 minutes, but it would have been a very harsh spot-kick to give.
Mourinho’s vocal remonstrations against fourth official Jeremy Stinat saw him spend the last half-an-hour of the match in with the fans.
Christian Eriksen had given United the lead on 15 minutes, before Youssef En-Nesyri equalised shortly after half-time.
After the game, the former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss told TNT Sports “I don’t want to speak about it”, before going on to speak about it at length.
“[Turpin] told me something incredible,” Mourinho continued. “He told me at the same time he could see the action in the box and my behaviour on the touchline.
“I congratulate him because he’s absolutely incredible. His peripheral vision during the game, 100mph he had one eye on the penalty situation and one eye on the bench and on my behaviour.
“That’s the explanation he’s given me. That’s why he’s one of the best referees in the world.”
He continued his tirade into the post-match press conference, saying he would “get six months” if he appealed against his sending-off to Uefa.
“Since the Sevilla-Roma final there is nothing to do,” he said. “That is why the future is better without European competition, so I don’t get upset.
“The best thing I have to do is when I leave Fener is that I go to a club that doesn’t play in Uefa competition. So a club at the bottom in England who needs a coach in two years, I’m ready to go.
“I don’t want to speak anymore about it. I want to speak about the game.”
"At 100mph, he had one eye on the penalty situation… and one eye on my behaviour. That’s why he’s one of the best referees in the world.”
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 24, 2024
A vintage Jose Mourinho interview
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And speaking on TNT about Mourinho’s rant, ex-Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes said: “That was better than the game. He looks like he’s got the mischievousness back about him. It was good to see that version.
“It looked like he was enjoying himself, he was laughing to himself, he was having a giggle. I enjoyed watching him.”
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