Jose Mourinho's side suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Rangers
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Jose Mourinho pretended to 'fall asleep' during his post-match press conference.
Jose Mourinho pretended to 'fall asleep' during his post-match press conference.
Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho pretended to fall asleep during a Fenerbahce press conference following their defeat to Rangers.
The Portuguese was on form during his post-match duties after suffering a 3-1 disappointment at home to the managerless Scottish Premiership side.
Rangers will now take a two-goal cushion into the return leg at Ibrox next Thursday with progression to the Europa League quarter-finals in sight. Despite dominating the encounter, registering 23 shots and completing nearly double the passes of their opponents, Vaclav Cerny's double secured a surprise win in Istanbul.
During the post-match press conference, Mourinho cut a frustrated figure after an extensive question from one of the reporters. The former United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager repeatedly looked around with disgruntlement before pretending to fall asleep.
"Ah, this is too much for my head," said Mourinho. "I'm tired man, 90 minutes not to listen to all of this. I'm too tired for that."
United faced the Turkish Super Lig giants earlier in the competition but the encounter wasn't without its controversy as Mourinho was sent off for his demonstrations after Fenerbahce were denied a penalty during their 1-1 draw in October.
Youssef En-Nesyri cancelled out Christian Eriksen's opener in one of Erik ten Hag's final matches in charge but the dismissal for their former boss stole the headlines.
"I watched the incident. I don't want to speak about it," he said after Bright Osayi-Samuel was denied a spot-kick following a tangle with Manuel Ugarte. "He told me something incredible. At the same time, he could see the action in the box and my behaviour on the touchline.
"I congratulate him because he's absolutely incredible. During the game, at 100 miles per hour, he had one eye on the penalty situation, and he had one eye on the bench and on my behaviour.
"That's the explanation he gave me. That's why he is one of the best referees in the world."