Sky Sports made to wait for Mourinho

MANCHeSTer UNiTeD looked like heading for another media bust-up with the premier League when manager Jose Mourinho refused to be interviewed by Sky Sports at the start of the week.

Sky, who pay over £4billion for their pL rights, had sent a seven-strong crew to Carrington for the Mourinho chat — part of Sky’s contracted requirements ahead of the Liverpool v United game on Saturday. Sky and BT Sport are entitled by beefed-up media regulations to have access to managers ahead of a live televised match.

But Mourinho declined to co-operate with the Tv cameras with a United spokesman blaming the snub on a schedule mix-up.

The Sky interview did eventually take place with Mourinho yesterday, ensuring there was no extra fuss for United, who had to put up with their former boss Sir Alex Ferguson serially breaching the pL’s media requirements for managers.

Fergie didn’t talk to the BBC for seven years after a documentary highlighting his links with agent son Jason and blanked Sky when he felt like it.