Mourinho Fires Back At Guardiola: I Earned My Premier League Titles Fairly

Jose Mourinho stated that the Premier League titles he secured at Chelsea were won fairly.

This was in response to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s comments highlighting that he has six titles in the English top flight, compared to Mourinho’s three.

Guardiola, whose team lost 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday, held up six fingers to home fans to indicate the number of league titles he won in response to chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning.”

While managing Manchester United, Mourinho had also raised three fingers to opposing fans during a disappointing league season. He was ultimately dismissed in December 2018 following a loss to Liverpool.

Guardiola was asked at a press conference whether he could face a fate similar to Mourinho.

“I hope not in my case… he won three, I won six.. but we are the same like that,” Guardiola answered.

In his response to the Spaniard, Mourinho alluded to City’s charges over alleged violations of the Premier League’s financial rules ranging from 2009 to 2018, which the club has always denied.

“Guardiola said something about me… he won six trophies and I won three, but I won fairly and cleanly,” Turkish outlet Hurriyet quoted Mourinho as saying on Friday, ahead of his team Fenerbahce’s clash with Besiktas.

“If I lost, I want to congratulate my opponent because he was better than me. I don’t want to win by dealing with 150 court cases.”

City did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Mourinho’s statement.

Mourinho has previously criticized Manchester City, expressing hope that he could add a fourth Premier League medal to his collection. He suggested this could happen if City were stripped of their titles and Manchester United, who finished second in the 2017-18 season, were awarded the Premier League trophy instead.

Fourth-placed Manchester City visit Crystal Palace on Saturday.