Jose Mourinho has another veiled dig at Arsene Wenger with Manchester United boss claiming he ‘behaves on the bench’ despite controversial penalty being awarded to Hull
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JOSE MOURINHO had another veiled dig at Arsene Wenger after claiming he "behaved" himself despite Hull being awarded a controversial penalty against Manchester United.
The Portuguese has a long-standing feud with the Arsenal boss, who appears before the FA's disciplinary chiefs today.
Hull were given a penalty when referee Jonathan Moss adjudged Marcos Rojo to have fouled Harry Maguire.
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Mourinho is understood to have confronted Moss about the decision at half time, before United were beaten 2-1 by Hull on the night but triumphed 3-2 on aggregate.
But the 54-year-old gave himself a pat on the back for not over-reacting to the decision and getting sent to the stands, like Wenger did in Arsenal's 2-1 win over Burnley.
The United boss said in a short post-match interview with Sky Sports: "I don't want to say anything else because it's enough. I'm calm, I behaved on the bench, not sent off, no punishment, so no more words.
"I just want to say congratulations to my players because it was difficult to get to the final and we are in the final."
Mourinho has the chance to go level with Brian Clough and Sir Alex Ferguson on four triumphs if United lift the EFL Cup on February 26.
He later added that he considered the result to be a 1-1 draw, claiming Hull's second goal through Oumar Niasse was legitimate, but Tom Huddlestone's opening penalty was not.
The Portuguese also DENIED Manchester United had even lost their unbeaten record stretching back to their 4-0 loss at Chelsea.
Mourinho added: "I think 18 matches unbeaten is amazing.
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"I don't want to speak about the penalty. I do not want to speak about the performance."
Wenger will learn his fate today as he goes before FA disciplinary chiefs, after having a feud with the same referee at the Emirates on Sunday.
The Frenchman said: "I've said much worse than what I did this week and was not punished and I have heard much worse from other people. Over the years I've learned to control my temper because I certainly have a tendency to be super passionate.
"You do not last 34 years on the bench without interruption if you are not super passionate."