Jose Mourinho is refusing to take credit after Marcus Rashford told Tottenham boss ACCEPTS how he wins penalties and is more ‘safe’ in the box during his reigning years at Manchester United
- Marcus Rashford maintained that Jose Mourinho taught him to be ‘savvy’ in the box
- Rashford played under Mourinho for two and a half years at Old Trafford
- But the Tottenham boss refused to take the credit for penalties won by Rashford
- Mourinho said you should ‘go to Opta’ and compare stats between then and now
Jose Mourinho called for statistical evidence after Marcus Rashford claimed the Tottenham boss had been taught how to get more penalties during his time at Manchester United.
‘Stats,’ replied Mourinho. ‘Go to Opta, go to my history as a manager in my Premier League season which is pretty much.
‘Compare numbers and make your conclusions.’
Marcus Rashford (left) said Jose Mourinho told him to be more ‘safe’ in the penalty area
But the Tottenham boss refused to take the credit for penalties that Rashford won in the box
United have received 27 penalties in 118 games in all competitions under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to Opta. That compares with 19 in 143 games under the previous one.
‘He’s not a brutal offensive player,’ Mourinho said. ‘Praise means something I hate. The good attacking players attack defenders and the defenders make or execute penalties.
‘If you dive it’s a yellow card, or it should be a yellow card and it should criticize the world of football.’
Rashford told the Football Writers Association: ‘There have been times when we haven’t received penalties.
Manchester United claimed Mourinho taught him to be ‘silent’ to win spot-kicks
‘I remember when Jose was manager, there were five or six times when I remember where I should get a penalty.
‘Jose ended up telling me if you’re not rude about the way you do it you’re not going to get it.
‘After that we started to get a little bit – in terms of development, you have to learn and understand it.’
