Jose Mourinho has hit back at his colleague Pep Guardiola's comments that the Spaniard has twice as many Premier League titles as England, with the Portuguese specialist saying his were "earned honestly and with honour".
Guardiola, whose side lost 0:2 to Liverpool last Sunday, was irritated by chants from Merseyside fans in the stands for his sacking during the game and reacted by showing them six fingers indicating how many times he had won the Premiership.
Mourinho, who triumphed three times in England with Chelsea, made a similar gesture but with three fingers to opposing supporters during one of his seasons at Manchester United before being sacked in December 2018 after defeat by arch-rivals Liverpool.
Mow's reaction was prompted by the following comment from Pep in a press conference, who was asked if he could follow the Portuguese and be sacked by City: "I hope not in my case...he won three and I won six...".
In his response, Mourinho addressed the 115 financial violations the Manchester club have been accused of - wrongdoing between 2009 and 2018, which City have always denied and are currently being prosecuted for. "Guardiola said something about me...he won six trophies and I won three, but mine were won fair and square. If I lose, I want to congratulate my opponent because he was better than me. I don't want to win with 150 legal cases on my head", the Portuguese specialist was quoted as saying by Turkish publication Hurriyet before Fenerbahce's clash with Besiktas.
It is not the first time that Mourinho allows himself to provoke City. He did so when he said he hoped to add a fourth championship medal to his cabinet if City were to lose their titles due to financial irregularities and United, who finished second in the 2017/18 season, were handed the Premier League trophy. | BGNES
