Mourinho tells critics to ‘calm down’ after United win

A week after excoriating his players for their unprofessional attitude at Huddersfield Town, José Mourinho was all smiles as his Manchester United side beat Tottenham Hotspur with a late Anthony Martial goal.

Since it was the United manager’s decision to send on Martial as a substitute 10 minutes earlier he was entitled to be happy, particularly as his side had picked up only a point from their previous two matches. “Both sides were trying to win, and that’s what I like to see,” Mourinho said.

The Portuguese held a finger to his lips at the final whistle and muttered directly into the camera after their most important win of the season so far. “Some people speak too much,” Mourinho said of the gesture. “You know, calm down, relax. Relax a little bit. Don’t speak too much – speak, speak, speak. You know, relax.”

Asked if it was aimed at the critics he labelled “Einsteins” or journalists, he said: “Yeah, relax a little bit. Don’t be so nervous, don’t be so excited. Calm down a little bit.

The opposition bench did their job, super-correct. It has yet to arrive, the match where myself, Mauricio [Pochettino], my staff and his staff, have a problem.

"We played against each other so many times since Spain, and we have a really good relationship. We lose, we win, I don’t know if we draw and we are always correct with each other. And once more I’m even happier because we beat a very good team. I like the team very, very much.”

UCJ, UNILORIN.