Jose Mourinho disobeys referee after receiving red card against Man Utd in penalty controversy

Jose Mourinho disobeys referee after receiving red card against Man Utd in penalty controversy

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Callum Vurley

By Callum Vurley


Published: 24/10/2024

- 21:16

Updated: 24/10/2024

- 22:11

The former Manchester United manager was shown a red card on Thursday night

Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was sent off against Manchester United - his former side - after a penalty decision went against his side.

The Turkish side were hosting United in Istanbul in the Europa League but all eyes were on Mourinho as he faced his former side.


And The Special One did not disappoint as he provided fireworks on the touchline - this time in the second half after his side were denied a penalty.

Bright Osayi-Samuel went down in the box after a coming-together with Manuel Ugarte.

However, replays showed that the midfielder barely touched the former QPR star and the decision not to award a penalty was probably justified.

Not that Mourinho felt the same way, as he raged at the decision not to give a spot-kick.

The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Tottenham coach fumed on the touchline and remonstrated with the fourth official.

Referee Clement Turpin spotted the Portuguese coach and made his way over to brandish a red card.

But Mourinho was less than inclined to take his leave and make his way into the stands.

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After a long delay, Mourinho eventually bid farewell to his bench and stormed off into the higher echelons of the stadium.

It had initially looked like Turpin told him to leave the stadium altogether and gestured towards the tunnel.

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Jose Mourinho eventually made his way into the stands - though it looked like he had been told to leave the stadium

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But Mourinho failed to oblige and made his way to the fans instead, though he was not the only one guilty of an over-reaction to the penalty incident.

His whole bench fumed at Turpin for not giving a spot-kick and any one of them could have received a similar punishment.

However, there was always going to be drama when Mourinho is involved with United in town.

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Jose Mourinho appeared to be told to leave the stadium

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The 61-year-old coached the Red Devils from 2016 to 2018 - winning them the Europa League - a competition he is now bidding to halt them in.

United had taken the lead through Christian Eriksen in the first half with a fine strike.

However, Fenerbahce hit back almost immediately after the break as Youssef En-Nesyri nodded in an equaliser.

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