Jose Mourinho angrily hits back at Solskjaer over Heung-Min Son incident

April 12, 2021
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Jose Mourinho has reacted angrily to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the Manchester United boss hit out at Heung-Min Son following the visitors’ 3-1 win at Tottenham.

Solskjaer complained Son had “conned” the referee with his part in United’s disallowed goal during the first half, going down after being caught by the stray arm of Scott McTominay before Edinson Cavani scored.

VAR reviewed the issue, sending referee Chris Kavanagh to the pitchside screen, with the goal disallowed. Son then put Spurs ahead, but United fought back with goals from Fred, Cavani and sub Mason Greenwood to secure three points.

The United boss told Sky Sports: “I have to say, if my son stays down like this for three minutes and gets 10 of his mates around him… if he gets that in the face from one of his other mates and he needs 10 of his mates to help him up, he won’t get any food.”

But speaking in his own post-match press conference, an angry Jose Mourinho responded: “Let me tell you something. I am very, very surprised that after the comments that Ole made on Sonny, you don’t ask me about it.

Scott McTominay’s arm hits Son’s face

“And I told Ole already this, because I met him just a few minutes ago. If it’s me, telling that player A B or C from another club, ‘If it was my son I wouldn’t give him dinner tonight,’ or something like that, what would be the reaction?

“It is very, very sad. I think it’s really sad that you don’t ask me about it. It’s really sad that you don’t have the moral honesty to treat me the same way you treat others.

“I just want to say, Sonny is very lucky that his father is a better person than Ole, because I think a father – I am a father – you have to always feed your kids, it doesn’t matter what they do.

“If you have to steal to feed your kids, you steal. I am very, very disappointed, and like we say in Portugal bread is bread and cheese is cheese, I told Ole already what I think about his comments.”

From https://www.skysports.com/