Jose Mourinho can't help hitting out at Gary Neville for his comments during Manchester United’s win over Liverpool
He cheekily suggested he considered substituting Marcus Rashford because of what Neville said
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Jose Mourinho couldn’t resist hitting out at Manchester United legend Gary Neville after watching his side hold on to a 2-1 victory over rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Neville was commentating on the game for Sky Sports and suggested that Marcus Rashford, who scored both goals for the Red Devils in 10 first-half minutes, could have been sent off for some rash challenges.
Rashford had already been booked for a foul on James Milner before putting in another strong tackle on Trent Alexander-Arnold and also kicked the ball away, all of which could have been punished with a second yellow card.
And Mourinho revealed during his post-match press conference that he considered replacing Rashford at half-time after hearing of Neville’s comments.
“At half-time someone told me Gary Neville was asking for Marcus Rashford to get a red card,” Mourinho said. “I was scared because I thought the referee was watching and would be influenced by Gary.
“Where Liverpool brought a lot of players to the central area of the pitch, Marcus was defending the corridor (against Alexander-Arnold).
“With the yellow card and the pressure of Gary, I decided to make a change and bring a player on who could make a foul.”
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