Not for the first time in his long and storied career, Jose Mourinho left the scene of a major game with the conversation all about him.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag may still be under pressure after his side’s 1-1 Europa League draw with Fenerbahce in Istanbul.
United goalkeeper Andre Onana may have made a sensational first-half double save to deny eventual Fenerbahce goalscorer Youssef En-Nesyri.
And Manuel Ugarte’s block to prevent the Moroccan firing into an empty net soon after might just have been equally as good.
But all of this is a side issue compared to what happened around Mourinho, who ended the game sat on a step in the stand behind the home dugout, passing instructions to his coaching staff as he tried to engineer a winner.
Endless touchline antics, a second-half sending off and some box office post-match interviews. This was trademark Mourinho.
“I quite enjoyed watching Jose,” said former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes on TNT. “It looked like there’s a bit of enthusiasm back with him.
“It looked like he was enjoying himself, he was laughing to himself, he was having a giggle. I enjoyed watching him.”
But that was not the end of the matter. Not by a long way. [BBC News]
