‘I Won Fairly And Cleanly – Jose Mourinho Hits At Pep Guardiola Over Premier League Titles

Jose Mourinho, the legendary football manager, has fired back at Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City manager reminded fans that he has twice as many Premier League championships as the Portuguese manager.

Guardiola made the comment when answering questions following his team’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool last weekend.

The 53-year-old was spotted waving six fingers to Liverpool fans as they taunted him for being fired. The hand gesture was a reference to his top-tier trophy collection.

The image brought back memories of Mourinho, who memorably raised three fingers to Chelsea and Tottenham fans during a defeat during his Manchester United stint in 2018.

Mourinho was fired months later, and Guardiola was questioned if he would face the same fate.

The City manager replied: “I hope not in my case… He won three, I won six.. but we are the same like that.

“We are together in the 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].”

“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.”

Mourinho has now fired out against the Spaniard.

The Fenerbahçe manager, who won three 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.

“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.”

Mourinho was clearly referring to the 115 allegations that City are now facing.

City face relegation from the Premier League after being charged with 115 offences for allegedly violating the English football body’s financial guidelines.

An independent commission will investigate, review, and analyse all 115 of the City’s allegations.