Jose Mourinho responded harshly to Pep Guardiola's comment he made a few days ago regarding the Portuguese manager.
Guardiola suffered his fourth Premier League defeat of the season in a 2-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield Stadium.
During the game, Liverpool fans were heard chanting at the Spaniard, “He will be sacked in the morning.”
The Manchester City manager then replied by raising six fingers to the crowd, which meant he had won six Premier League titles.
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‘He won three, I won six’ - Man City manager Pep Guardiola aims dig at Mourinho
Pep Guardiola has taken a swipe at Jose Mourinho as he responds to a comment about his hand gesture during Liverpool's loss.
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Mourinho’s reply to Guardiola
Mourinho has not taken Guardiola’s comment likely and has hit back at the Manchester City manager.
According to the Daily Mail, the Fenerbahçe manager said, “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.”
It was evident that Mourinho was referring to the 115 allegations that the Citizens are now dealing with.
In his remarks, Mourinho made explicit reference to the 115 allegations that the Citizens are presently dealing with.
City could be relegated from the Premier League due to the 115 allegations they were accused of violating the financial regulations of the English football league.
A few days ago, Guardiola made a comment about Mourinho that sparked a lot of controversies on social media.
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 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.”
Meanwhile, Man City returned to winning ways against Nottingham Forest, defeating them 3-0 after four straight losses.