Mourinho hauled before FA over Manchester derby comments
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been asked by the Football
Association to provide his observations on comments he made ahead of last
weekend's derby against Manchester City.
Mourinho has until 6pm on December 18 to respond to the request, relating to
comments made on December 8, two days before the match which City won 2-1 at Old
Trafford.
An FA statement did not specify which particular remarks were of interest,
although Mourinho said in a press conference that it only takes a "little bit of
wind" to knock City's players over.
The Portuguese also accused City of committing 'tactical fouls' to shut down
counter-attacks from opposing teams.
In his pre-match press conference, Mourinho said: ''They are a good team.
'They defend well, they react well to the moment they lose the ball.
'They have a good dynamic in attack, they have creative movement. They have
amazing players, they have a fantastic coach, they have lots of good things.
''If you ask me one thing that I don't like a lot it's that they lose their
balance very easily.
''You know, a little bit of wind and they fall.''
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Mourinho, speaking to a number of national newspapers, then added that City
are guilty of tactical fouls.
''It is a strategy (City) have,'' he said. ''They attack with a lot of
players. When they lose the ball, they are many times unbalanced in numbers,
they have lots of people surrounding the ball area and have a very strong - and
this is a great quality - transition in the next few seconds after they lose the
ball, and many times they need what is called a tactical foul.
''Then it is up to the referee to analyse and make a decision about it, but I
cannot speak about that.''
Mourinho also suggested he would not be allowed to wear a ribbon like the one
that City boss Pep Guardiola has worn in support of imprisoned Catalan
politicians.
Both City and United have already been asked to provide observations on a
post-match fracas in the tunnel at Old Trafford.
It has been reported that Mourinho went to the City dressing room to complain
about excessive post-match celebrations, sparking a melee in which he had milk
and water thrown at him while City coach Mikel Arteta suffered a cut to the
head.
The clubs have until 6pm on Friday to respond to that request.
After the match, which put City 11 points clear of United at the top of the
table, Mourinho had complained that United should have been awarded a late
penalty when Ander Herrera tumbled under a challenge from Nicolas Otamendi.
Herrera was instead booked for simulation.
Source: Teamtalk
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