Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has finally responded back to long-time rival Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola’s comments that he had six English top-flight titles while the Portuguese coach only had three.
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Guardiola, who had come under intense pressure following City's six-game run without a win, made the comment after his side's 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday. The 53-year-old was spotted having a heated conversation with Anfield supporters, raising six fingers to the Anfield crowd in reference to the number of top-flight titles he has won.
After Man City’s loss to Liverpool, Guardiola made cheeky remarks at Jose Mourinho when he was asked about this incident and whether he could be sacked like Mourinho was at Old Trafford.
"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].
Mourinho has now responded in his press conference ahead of Fenerbahçe's match against Beşiktaş, addressing Guardiola's comments in a typically blunt manner. The new Fenerbahçe coach stated that he won his trophies "fairly and cleanly," referencing the 115 charges facing Manchester City for alleged breaches of financial fair play regulations.
"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."
The Citizens will have to await the verdict of the court case of their 115 financial charges leveled against them, and if found guilty, they might be ripped off their titles, but the defending champions have denied the allegations.
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