The Ridiculous Reason Why Jose Mourinho Was Sent Off vs Southampton

Manchester United kept up their winning run this afternoon at Southampton but it wasn't without Jose Mourinho being sent to the stands in the closing moments.

As we told you earlier today, United were sent on their way to victory by Romelu Lukaku's eighth goal in as many matches in only the 19th minute at St. Mary's and his strike remained the only goal of the game.

But as the clock ticked down, Saints cranked up the pressure on the United defence in their search of an equaliser.

And it seems Mourinho's theatrics on the sidelines was too much for ref Craig Pawson, who swiftly sent him off.

Mourinho then proceeded to shake the hand of just about everybody on the Southampton bench, perhaps in a ploy to waste a few more seconds.

It's not the first time the Special One has been dismissed from his technical area and it probably won't be the last.

But how would a referee react if Jurgen Klopp did the same?

Here's how Twitter reacted to the incident:

A fine - and possible a ban - awaits the United boss.

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Topics: Jose Mourinho, Manchester United, Southampton, Premier League

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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