Mourinho emulates Guardiola with 4-0 humiliation vs old club
- by Grant Boone
- in Sports
- — Nov 5, 2016
Chelsea which sacked Mourinho past year thrashed Manchester United 4-nil this morning.
"I think that, today, it was right to call on our fans in a moment when I could only hear the supporters of Manchester United (singing) at 4-0".
Jose Mourinho reportedly accused Antonio Conte of humiliating him after a disastrous return to Stamford Bridge ended in a tunnel bust-up between members of the back-room staffs following Chelsea's 4-0 win over Manchester United in the English Premiership soccer match on Sunday.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Juan Mata were both pictured smiling while Anthony Martial warmly embraced France team-mate N'Golo Kante, leaving Giggs unimpressed. And while Conte's team deserve credit for blending direct play and counter-attacking, Mourinho's individual decisions on team selection and formation deserve their share of scrutiny.
"You don't stand around on the pitch swapping shirts and laughing with the team that's just beat you".
City only had its first shot on target 10 minutes into the second half, although Kelechi Iheanacho did make the most of it by equalizing. "If we want to cut the emotion [from football], I go home and change my job". We made incredible defensive mistakes, individual defensive mistakes, and we paid for that.
The victory moved Chelsea into the top four in the Premier League and left United seventh.
"When you are a Manchester United fan for 30 years, for 50 years, you are going to have hard times like these and you have to accept when they come along and be mature about it".
Pedro opened the scoring for the Blues with only 30 seconds on the clock - the fastest Premier League goal this season - before Gary Cahill smashed home his side's second with 20 minutes played. "With the combination of results, the gap to the top is six points", Mourinho told MUTV.
Asked about the reception, Mourinho said: "I was in the game and I didn't feel it".
"We are there with very hard fixtures in a week where we've played away to two candidates (having previously drawn 0-0 at Liverpool)". Luckily, in three days we have a very important fixture, and as from now we must focus on this new opportunity to get better.
"I am not saying the matches that are coming are easy ones, far from it, but we have to beat opponents in mid-table that we have now - Burnley, Swansea, Sunderland, Middlesbrough".
"After this type of win, usually it increases your confidence", said Conte, whose side visit West Ham United in the League Cup in mid-week.
