Jose Mourinho (61) had an accident in the end against Manchester United.
Fenerbahce tied Manchester United 1-1 in the third home game of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) league phase of the 2024-2025 season at Shikri Sarazolu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkiye on the 25th (Korea time).
After three consecutive draws in the league phase, Manchester United ranked 21st with three points. Fenerbahce ranked 14th with one win and two draws (five points).
This match attracted attention as the so-called "Mourinho Derby." Mourinho led Manchester United for two and a half years from 2016 to 2018. He did not have a bad job by winning the League Cup, UEL, and ranking second in the English Premier League (EPL), but he was infamously replaced when he ranked sixth in the middle of the 2018-2019 season.
Manchester United launched a 4-2-3-1 formation. Joshua Girksey was on the front-line one-top, while Alejandro Garnacho, Nusair Mazraoui and Marcus Rashford were placed in the second line. Manuel Ugarte formed the midfield with Christian Eriksen. The four-back consisted of Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof, Matthias de Licht and Diogo Dalot. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Andre Onana.
Fenerbahce also faced 4-2-3-1. Alang Saint-Maximin, Sebastian Szimanski and Dushan Tadic formed the second line on the Yusuf Ennesiri one-top. Defensive midfielders were played by Sofiang Amrabat and Fred. The four backs were Merth Müldur, Alexander Ziku, Chalar Søwynjwi and Bright Osai Samuel. The goal was defended by Dominique Livakovic.
The home team Fenerbahce asked at the beginning of the game. Osai Samuel's shot and Tadic's sharp cross were unfortunately eliminated.
The first goal was up to Manchester United, who overcame the crisis well. In the 15th minute of the first half, Garnacho dug in the left side and then passed to the gate to Eriksen, who was rushing through Mazraoui and Zirkji. Eriksen kicked it with his right foot and shook the net.
Fenerbahce allowed the opening goal but continued to lead the game and try to attack. Then he equalized just four minutes into the second half. Ennesyri pushed a cross from Saint-Maximin's left side to the header.
Amid the overheated atmosphere at home in Fenerbahce, Mourinho was sent off due to "excessive enthusiasm." At the 12th minute of the second half, Osai Samuel collided with Ugarte and fell down. Mourinho strongly insisted on a penalty kick (PK) with his arms wide open, and the referee ordered Mourinho to leave. Mourinho strongly protested to the atmosphere, saying, "I don't understand," and then went up to the stands to watch the game.
Since then, Manchester United has unilaterally pushed Fenerbahce, who lost his leadership. However, Eriksen and Garnacho were blocked by the goalkeeper repeatedly, and failed to score additional points. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. 먹튀검증
"Mourinho mocked the referee after leaving the game," ESPN reported after the game. According to media, Mourinho said in an interview after the game that he did not want to talk about the situation in which he failed to get the PK, but changed his words again and got angry.
Mourinho said, "The referee said something amazing to me. He said you can see everything that happened inside the penalty box and what I did on the touchline."
"The referee's vision is incredible, and I want to congratulate him. One eye at 100 miles per hour was looking at the situation inside the penalty box, and the other eye was looking at me," he said. "He is truly the best referee in the world."