I gave life to Man U
Mourinho says revenge is not on his mind
MANCHESTER UTD v TOTTENHAM
JOSE MOURINHO insists he gave everything he had for Manchester United and the fans know it.
The Tottenham boss says revenge is the last thing on his mind tomorrow against the club that sacked him.
Mourinho, who got a good reception on his return to the club with Spurs last December, said: “I expected that. I never had problems in the club. The fans, they know that I gave everything that I could.
“I won what was possible to win, I didn’t win what was not possible to win.
“I gave everything, I gave my life to the club and my professionalism, like I always do. Internally, lots of friends for life, lots of amazing people that I met in the club.
“I only have good feelings, feelings that I will have to forget in 90 minutes because for 90 minutes, they want to win, I want to win, that’s football.
“Revenge? I won so many times at Old Trafford as coach and as an opponent coach. Revenge for what? Nobody treated me badly there, everyone was so nice to me.
“I don’t have enemies there, I don’t have bad feelings. Revenge for what? It’s just a football match I want to win.”
Mourinho’s Spurs side warmed up for United by cruising through to the Europa League group stage with a 7-2 win over Maccabi Haifa but he claims this is the hardest spell of his managerial career.
He said: “I’ve never had anything like this before.
“After Sunday, for me and the players not going to the national team, we will have a week to relax, to get energy, but for the boys going to the national teams it’s going to be again and again, more hard work.”