Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho has denied media reports claiming that he wanted Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to be relegated from the Premier League.
Manchester City, who have won the Premier League four times in a row, are facing the possibility of significant fines and points deductions due to repeated financial breaches over the past decade.
However, Mourinho, speaking to Turkish outlet Fanatik, emphasized that he has a good relationship with Guardiola and hopes that justice will ultimately prevail.
“I want to win, but I want to win cleanly and fairly. If I can’t win cleanly, I’d rather lose. He won six trophies and I won three, but I won fairly and cleanly. I don’t want to win by dealing with 115 cases,” Mourinho stated.
“Pep and I worked together for three years, we know we love each other,” added Mourinho, according to Fanatik.
“It’s not true that I want them to be relegated. What is true is that I want justice. Small teams can sometimes be penalized by FFP when they exceed their limits by 5-10 euros.
“I also suffered because of the limits when I was at Roma. I don’t think this is fair. We love each other, he knows it. Words are one thing, feelings are another. All I want is justice, but we have no ill feelings towards each other.”
