Legendary football manager Jose Mourinho has responded to Pep Guardiola’s recent comments, where the Manchester City boss reminded fans that he has won twice as many Premier League titles as the Portuguese manager.
Guardiola made the remark during a press conference following his team’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool last weekend. The 53-year-old was seen raising six fingers to Liverpool fans, mocking them about his title wins. The hand gesture referred to his impressive top-flight trophy haul.
The image brought back memories of Mourinho’s own iconic gesture, when he raised three fingers to Chelsea and Tottenham fans during a loss while managing Manchester United in 2018. Mourinho was sacked by United shortly afterward, and Guardiola was asked if he might suffer the same fate.
Guardiola responded, “I hope not in my case… He won three, I won six.. but we are the same like that. We are together in 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].”
He continued, “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.”
In response, Mourinho, now managing Fenerbahçe, hit back at Guardiola’s comments. The manager, who won three Premier League titles with Chelsea, said via Sporx: “Guardiola said something to me yesterday. He won six trophies and I won three, but I won fairly and cleanly.”
He added, “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.”
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