Silva sees lift-off as Hull send Cats bottom
Hull City sent Sunderland back to the foot of the Premier League table last night, after securing an excellent point away to Manchester United.
A ninth league draw of the campaign leaves Mourinho’s side four points adrift of the top four.
Superb stops from goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic saved Hull when United threatened, although the battling Tigers went close to snatching a famous late win as Lazar Markovic, on loan from Liverpool, rattled the post.
Hull manager Marco Silva, whose side had ended United’s 17-match unbeaten run in last week’s EFL Cup semi-final second leg, said: “Of course I am happy. We had a very good performance. We showed very good organisation in many moments again.
“We play as a team – when we need to suffer, we were ready to suffer.
“But our team showed big character in some moments and big personality in the game, which is important for me.”
As for the performance of outstanding goalkeeper Jakupovic, Silva said: “I don’t like to talk about individual players. Of course we play as a team.
“This night it is a good night for him – maybe next Saturday it is a good afternoon for the other players. It is football but I am happy with the performance Eldin showed for me. He is in a good moment. It is important for the team.”
United boss Jose Mourinho abruptly cut short his media interviews as he made clear his frustration. Mourinho was incensed by a number of decisions on the touchline.
He also rounded on the officials and, having served two touchline bans this season and a stadium ban while at Chelsea last term, appeared to suggest he gets treated unfairly in comparison to Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp.
Asked what infuriated him so much, Mourinho told the BBC: “Well if you don’t know football, you shouldn’t be with the microphone in your hand.”
He spoke a little more in his post-match press conference, when asked whether Hull’s Oumar Niasse should have been sent off for a second bookable offence, but again would not go into detail of specific incidents.
Instead, he appeared to turn fire on Klopp, who escaped censure for shouting at a fourth official during Liverpool’s draw with Chelsea on Tuesday.
Mourinho told reporters: “You do your job and you do a public service, I think. Tell the truth. It’s as simple as that.
“If telling the truth is saying that Manchester United in the first half didn’t play well then so be it, we should play better in the first half than we did.
“Don’t ask me questions that I cannot answer. You know clearly that I am different. The rules for me are different.
“To end the story, I just want to say the simple 0-0, great point for them, congratulations. Bad point for us.”