Mourinho, Solskjaer exchange words over Son clash with McTominay
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken aim at Son Heung-min for his reaction to being caught in the face by Scott McTominay – which prompted a testy response from his Tottenham counterpart Jose Mourinho.
Surely this isn't up for argument? McTominay's arm clearly flicks Son in the face… pic.twitter.com/ZTVWtP3rR1
— The Spurs Web ⚪️ (@thespursweb) April 11, 2021
The South Korean tumbled to the ground theatrically after being tagged by a stray hand from McTominay. The incident became all the more controversial when United were denied a goal from Edinson Cavani after VAR looked at the incident and it was a deemed a foul as referee Chris Kavanagh amended the decision.
To rub salt into the wounds, Son fired Tottenham ahead shortly afterwards – only for United to rally and claim a 3-1 win thanks to goals from Fred, Cavani and Mason Greenwood.
💬 The boss gave #MUTV his verdict on @ECavaniOfficial, his side's character and VAR…
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 11, 2021
Solskjaer was delighted with his side and their response to the setback, but did not mince his words when asked about the incident involving McTominay and Son.
“We shouldn’t be conned,” Solskjaer said. “If my son stays down for three minutes and needs his 10 mates to help him up, he won’t get any food.”
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho was made aware of the comments of his United counterpart and hit back at the Norwegian.
Jose on today's defeat.#THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/gmlIR6za70
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 11, 2021
“Sonny is very lucky that his father is a better person than Ole,” Mourinho said. “Because a father, you have always to feed your kids, it doesn’t matter what they do.
🗣 "If this is a foul we should all go home, it's embarrassing."
Roy Keane is amazed that VAR disallowed Cavani's goal for a foul from McTominay on Son in the build-up pic.twitter.com/1xt0vjqQiG
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) April 11, 2021
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“If you have to steal to feed your kids, you steal.
“I have told Ole already what I think about his comments.”