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Jose Mourinho: Manchester United should be glad to have drawn and the referee is the best in the world! Two years later, he may coach a Premier League relegation team

Manchester United and Fenerbahce drew 1-1 in a Europa League match, but the two present-time managers decided the winner after the game, with Jose Mourinho beating Ten Hag. Portugal madman "Yin and Yang" is the best referee in the world.

Jose Mourinho was sent off in the second half for questioning the referee and VAR video assistant referee for not awarding Fenerbahce a penalty, but it was widely believed that his reaction was not too aggressive.

Speaking after the game, Mourinho explained: "The referee told me something incredible, he said he could see what was going on in the box and what I was doing on the touchline! I admired him because he was a man, he had God's vision, he was running at 100 miles per hour, he had one eye on the penalty in the box and the other on my actions, which is why he was one of the best referees in the world. I watched the replay again and I had nothing to say." On whether he would appeal, Mourinho said: "If I appeal, I will be suspended for six months."

In a game where there was little difference between the two sides in possession, shots, shots on target and scores, Jose Mourinho believes Fenerbahce has a better chance of winning. Manchester United goalkeeper Onana made two brilliant first-half saves to deny Ennasri's close-range header, while Ugarte kept out Tadic's empty shot.

Mourinho commented: "It was Manchester United who held us to a draw, not us to steal a point. Fenerbahce played very well and if we can play at this level in the Turkish Super League, we will destroy everything. Manchester United are at a higher level than us, the Premier League is stronger, more intense, faster, everything is better, but my players played a good game. I couldn't have asked more from the players, they did really well."

Mourinho also referred to Onana's two brilliant saves when he made an incredulous look on the sidelines. 'He rewrote the scoreline, made two impossible saves in 10 seconds, single-handedly decided the outcome of the game and was the most influential player. Onana made a left and right block, and our goalkeeper couldn't do much."

Uncle Bird joked that he could return to the Premier League in two years to coach a relegation team. "The best option I have to make is to join a team that has not qualified in Europe when I leave Fenerbahce." Mourinho continued to taunt the referee, "So it could be a club that is bottom of the Premier League and needs a new manager, and I'll be ready to go in two years' time. I don't want to say too much, I want to talk about the game, we played absolutely well, against opponents who were theoretically better than us."

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag also felt after the game that his side deserved to win, but a mistake in defence and a lack of opportunity up front resulted in only one point. The 54-year-old Netherlands also revealed Antony's injury, who was stretchered off after coming off the bench and put on a protective boot after the game.

"It's really unfortunate for him, he's working so hard in training and I really sympathize with him." Ten Hag said: 'He's trained really well and he deserves to play. It's really sad when he has to go down so soon. Hopefully the injury won't be too bad and we'll have to wait 24 hours for the results to be evaluated."

Manchester United will return to the Premier League this Sunday when they travel to London to take on West Ham United. Manchester United have lost just one of their last seven games and have won just one, and that needs to change, and not just at press conferences.

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