Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho bites back at Chelsea fans over Judas slurs: I'm professional

Posted Tuesday, March 14, 2017 by Express.co.uk

Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho bites back at Chelsea fans over Judas slurs: I'm professional
Man United boss Jose Mourinho taunted Chelsea fans insisting 'Judas is still No1'

JOSE MOURINHO insisted on having the last word to Chelsea fans who taunted him during Manchester United's 1-0 FA Cup defeat: "Judas is No1".

But the cost of defeat could be high after Ander Herrera was sent off and video replays suggest that Marcos Rojo stamped on Eden Hazard.

On a fiery night, the Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho reacted to abuse in the first half by gesturing he had won the title here three times.

And while Conte takes his side on to face Tottenham in the semi-final, with Arsenal playing Manchester City in the other game, the current Chelsea manager still has some way to go to match Mourinho's achievements at Stamford Bridge.

"They can call me what they want," Mourinho said. "I am a professional. I defend my club. But until the moment they have a manager that wins four Premier Leagues for them, I'm the No1.

"When they have somebody who wins four Premier Leagues for them, I'll be No2. For this moment, Judas is No 1."

The turning point had come in the 35th minute when Ander Herrera was sent off for two yellow cards shown after separate challenges on Eden Hazard.

"This season, Mr Michael Oliver, has been a referee of fantastic potential but we were a bit unlucky as Manchester United. In four matches, we have had three penalties and we had one red card. At the end, I shook the referee's hand and said 'Many congratulations' and there's nothing more to say.

"I'm really proud of the guys. Mr Oliver goes home and can do his own analysis because I don't want to analyse his work.

"I managed to control my reactions and that's good. That's good, because this way I can be on the bench in the next match."

Tensions were simmering throughout and while an N'Golo Kante's strike after 51 minutes was enough to separate the two teams, the fourth official had to call across Oliver to help keep the two managers apart.

It may not even be the end of it as Rojo's stamp on Eden Hazard drew parallels to the one for which Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings received a five-match ban.

Conte did not see the incident but said: "Hazard started receiving kicks and he finished receiving kicks. For 20 or 25 minutes, it was impossible for Hazard to play football. I see only that he got a lot of kicks.

"This tactic, to play by going to kick the opponent, does not exist. It's not football for me. I don't think this can be a tactic. I think sometimes, when you play against players with great talent, you try and intimidate these players."