Jose Mourinho has hit back at Pep Guardiola, responding that he won his English top-flight titles at Chelsea fairly after the Manchester City manager’s comments that he has lifted six Premier League titles, while the Portuguese coach has only three.
Guardiola, whose City side were defeated 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday, held up six fingers to the Anfield crowd, responding to chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” while indicating the number of league titles he has won.
While managing Manchester United, Mourinho had similarly held up three fingers to opposition fans during a disappointing league season before being sacked in December 2018 after a loss to Liverpool.
Quizzed at a press conference whether he could be on the end of a similar situation, Guardiola responded;
“I hope not in my case… he won three, I won six.. but we are the same like that,” Guardiola replied.
In a response to the Spaniard, Mourinho reflected to City’s charges over alleged violations of the Premier League’s financial rules ranging from 2009 to 2018, which the club has always denied.
“Guardiola said something about me… he won six trophies and I won three, but I won fairly and cleanly,” Turkish outlet Hurriyet quoted Mourinho as saying on Friday, ahead of his team Fenerbahce’s clash with Besiktas.
“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 court cases.”
Mourinho has taken shots at City before, saying he was hoping he could add a fourth Premier League medal to his cabinet if City are stripped of their titles and United, who finished second in 2017-18, are awarded the Premier League trophy.
City, the defending champions who are in fourth, visit Crystal Palace on Saturday.
