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Topics: Jose Mourinho, Manchester United, Manchester City, Premier League
Josh Lawless
Topics: Jose Mourinho, Manchester United, Manchester City, Premier League
Jose Mourinho did not hold back with a brutal response to Pep Guardiola's cheeky dig at him winning twice as many Premier League titles as him.
Ahead of Manchester City's 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, Guardiola violated his former rival with a comment in a press conference.
The Catalan was asked about putting up six fingers to the Liverpool fans in reference to how many Premier League titles he has lifted following Anfield singing "You're getting sacked in the morning" in the 2-0 victory on Sunday.
Guardiola denied that his actions were a sign of him "losing his cool" and was asked about his gesture being similar to Mourinho, who held up three fingers to remind people that he won the Premier League on three occasions.
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Asked about the evoking memories of Mourinho's antics, Guardiola replied: "He won three, I won six.. but we are the same like that. We are together in the those situations."
The Catalan proceeded to further explain why he did the gesture but a few days later and Mourinho issued a response, taking a dig at Guardiola and City's ongoing 115 charges case with the Premier League.
"Guardiola said he won six trophies while I won three," as per Sporx, via the Daily Mail.
"However, I won them fair and clean. If I lose, I would like to congratulate my opponent for being better than me. I don't want to win while having 150 legal cases."
Mourinho's remarks follow on from Arne Slot's joke about Mo Salah referring to City's alleged breaches when discussing potentially playing his final home game against them on Sunday.
"Maybe Mo knows more about the 115 acquisitions [charges] that are done," Slot quipped, stressing that he was joking.
City's hearing started in September but latest reports claim a verdict may not happen until after the current season. If found guilty of alleged financial breaches, City could face possible relegation from the Premier League.
Mourinho, now managing Fenerbahce in Turkey, is hopeful of receiving a bonus and fourth Premier League medal if City are punished and stripped of titles after guiding Manchester United to a second-placed finish.
Speaking in October ahead of playing United in the Europa League, Mourinho said: "I think we still have a chance to win that league because maybe they punish Man City with points, and maybe we win that league. Then they have to pay me the bonus and give me my medal."