Mourinho has a dig after United lose to Arsenal

Jose Mourinho took another swipe at Arsene Wenger by insisting the Frenchman’s poor record against him is “not normal” after Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United.

Wenger celebrated his first Premier League win over Mourinho at the 13th attempt after goals from Granit Xhaka and Danny Welbeck kept Arsenal’s Champions League qualification hopes alive.

Mourinho said defeat meant it would now be “impossible” for United to finish in the top four.

Eight changes to United’s starting line-up at Emirates Stadium certainly pointed to Mourinho’s focus on Thursday’s Europa League semi-final at home to Celta Vigo, where they hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg.

But while United chase their second major trophy this term, the Portuguese could not resist another dig at Wenger’s lack of success in recent years.

Asked about Arsenal finally tasting victory against him, Mourinho said: “It’s a big club. You think I enjoy a big club like Arsenal not winning big trophies? I am not enjoying that honestly.

“But today I tried to win. I didn’t give them the match, I tried to win but we lost.

“Arsene Wenger is not a small manager, he is a big manager, so to have that record of winning so many matches and losing so many matches is something that is not normal. That is not normal.

“And during the game I didn’t like what I never like, he puts too much pressure on the fourth official all the time.”

The win puts the Gunners six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City, with one game in hand, and seven back on Liverpool, having played two games fewer than the Reds, who drew 0-0 with Southampton yesterday.

United, meanwhile, now sit four points behind City and five adrift of Liverpool, with only one game in hand over Jurgen Klopp’s men.

Picture: Getty. Danny Welbeck, left, celebrates his goal with Alexis Sanchez and Kieran Gibbs, right.