Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola shake hands
Jose Mourinho has called for justice as Manchester City await the verdict from their hearing into 115 charges.
The Fenerbahce boss has engaged in a war of words with Pep Guardiola after the latter compared himself to Mourinho, in the wake of holding up six fingers as his side lost to Liverpool. Former Chelsea manager Mourinho previously held up three fingers during his time at Manchester United to represent his titles, when he was also receiving criticism.
Guardiola said: "Maybe we are similar, but he won three and I won six."
That provoked Mourinho into an initial response: "I want to win, but I want to win cleanly and fairly. If I can’t win cleanly, I’d rather lose. He won six trophies and I won three, but I won fairly and cleanly. I don’t want to win by dealing with 115 cases."
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That, in turn, saw Guardiola claim that his long-time rival was simply 'another one on the huge list' who wants to see City relegated. Mourinho refutes that statement however.
The 61-year-old instead suggested he loves Guardiola following their time together at Barcelona, despite their clashes on the touchline while in charge of Real Madrid. Mourinho wants to see justice prevail in any transgressions City are found to have committed however.
The Premier League champions could learn the outcome of their 115 Premier League charges at the end of January but a final decision is unlikely to be established until after the end of the season.
"Pep and I worked together for three years, we know we love each other," said Mourinho, per Turkish outlet Fanatik.
Trainer Jose Mourinho (re, Real Madrid) mit Trainer Josep Guardiola (Barca)
Mourinho and Guardiola faced off multiple times in their career ( Image: Pressefoto Ulmer\ullstein bild via Getty Images)
"It is not true that I want them to be relegated, what is true is that I want justice. Small teams can sometimes be penalised by FFP when they exceed their limits by 5-10 euros.
"I also suffered due to the limits when I was at Roma. I don’t think this is fair. We love each other, he knows it. Words are one thing, feelings are another. All I want is justice, but we have no ill feelings towards each other."
Earlier this season, Mourinho highlighted that he could be in line for a bonus payment should City be punished. The ex-Porto manager led Unietd to second place in the Premier League behind City in 2018.
"As you know, we won the Europa League and we finished second in the Premier League,' Mourinho said in October. "I think we still have a chance to win that league because if they punish Man City with points maybe we win that league and then they have to pay me the bonus and give me the medal!"
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