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Boxing clever: Jose Mourinho fires back at Man Utd boss Solskjaer with 'penalty box' jibe
Jose Mourinho has fired back at rival manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after he poked fun at the Tottenham Hotspur boss for measuring the goalposts in Shkendija, Macedonia.
Mourinho demanded the goalposts were changed before Spurs’ Europa League qualifier against Shkendija on Thursday after noticing they were five centimeters too low before the game.
Solskjaer, the Manchester United manager, mocked Mourinho, himself a former Red Devils chief, after United’s thrilling 3-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
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Solskjaer said: “We got away with one, to be fair. When they equalized I thought that's two points lost.
“Maybe one point was what we deserved – I don't think we deserved more but the character we showed deserved more.'
“We have to be grateful Jose is not here to measure the goalposts, it might have been smaller goals.”
Mourinho rose the bait before his side’s 1-1 draw at home to Newcastle in the Premier League today, appearing to take a dig at the number of penalties Manchester United have been awarded in recent games.
