Top 5 quotes that prove Jose Mourinho is a hypocrite

#3 "I saw the Barcelona players trying to put pressure on the referee. Why can Barcelona not act like champions and accept they lost on the night to a team that played better?"

Mourinho's celebrations after Inter defeated Barcelona in the 2010 UCL semi-final

How easy it is to dissect moral behaviour when you're winning matches, right José? This particular comment was made following his Inter Milan side's victory over FC Barcelona in the 2010 Champions League semi-finals. It was a surprising night for all concerned but Mourinho couldn't help but have a dig at the opposition off the field.

Inter won the first leg 3-1 but the game was swamped by controversy with the Barcelona camp, and midfield maestro Xavi in particular, claiming that the match official Olegario Benquerenca had shown bias against Barcelona. These claims were only strengthened by reports that, Benquerenca, a fellow Portuguese, had met up with Mourinho for a meal prior to the match.

Naturally, in typical mind-game fashion, Mourinho jumped onto his pedestal and deemed Barcelona unprofessional through his above comment, adding that the Catalan club's obsession with the Champions League had led to dishonest and pressurising behaviour.

These comments come from a man who has seldom made life particularly easy for referees himself. In November 2016, Mourinho was sent to the stands and later banned and fined for his "abusive words" towards Mark Clattenburg and officials in a draw with Burnley.

Just last year meanwhile, according to The Telegraph, following a goalless draw with Hull, José was quick to suggest that referees were deliberately acting against his Manchester United side. Overall it seems that, much like the Barcelona players he was so quick to lambast, Mourinho too cannot help but make life awkward and uncomfortable for top match officials.