10 unforgettable Jose Mourinho moments

#9 The three-finger salute

Three finger salute

Right from the off in his third season at Old Trafford, things looked to be going wrong for Mourinho. In pre-season, he fell out with striker Anthony Martial, as the striker flew home from their tour in the USA for the birth of his son, and he squabbled with the board over transfers. He was also part of a poor start to the season, and that continued with a 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham.

Mourinho was defiant in his post-match press conference though. Asked about the performance, he held up three fingers to a journalist, and said: “Do you know what this means? What was the score? It means 3-0, but also three Premier League titles that I’ve won. I’ve won more titles alone than the rest of the managers in this league combined. Three titles for me, and two for the other 19.” He then left the room, shouting “respect, respect.”