Jose Mourinho has aimed a dig at his former club Manchester United with the former Real Madrid boss claiming that the club didn’t get him the required players.
Although United splashed a reported £75million on Romelu Lukaku from Everton during his time in charge, Mourinho was left increasingly frustrated by what he perceived to be a lack of backing in the market by the Old Trafford board.
Mourinho used an appearance as a television pundit on beIN SPORTS on Saturday to highlight the spending lavished on Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp’s squads.
“In the first season, Guardiola was not champion and it was really difficult, people were expecting a winning Manchester City. They were coming already from a winning period, they were champions with Mancini and Pellegrini.
“Some of the players were champions’ twice-Aguero, Kompany, lots of them. And in the second season, Pep made great decisions but great decisions that were supported.
“The other day I was speaking about the leadership in relation to the structure of the club. It’s not just the leadership, it’s everything, it’s even the football ideas. So if you are a manager and if you have in your hands the ability to choose the players who follow your football identity, or follow the idea that you think is the best to win a certain competition, that’s one thing. Another thing is if you are not able to do that.”
United have won seven games out of seven since Mourinho’s sacking, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer presiding over a perfect record during his spell as an interim replacement.
