Juventus vs Manchester United: Paul Scholes criticises Jose Mourinho’s ‘classless’ ear cupping gesture
Paul Scholes has criticised Jose Mourinho for being classless after Manchester United’s remarkable late comeback victory against Juventus on Wednesday in Turin.
Mourinho cupped his hand to his ear in the direction of Juve’s supporters after Juan Mata’s free-kick and Alex Sandro’s own goal secured a thrilling turnaround in the last five minutes of the match.
The United manager had to be escorted off the pitch after his actions incensed Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonnuci, but Mourinho brushed off criticism saying Juventus’ supporters had provoked him into the act.
Juventus vs Manchester United – player ratings
1/22 Wojciech Szczesny: 5 out of 10
2/22 Mattia De Sciglio: 7 out of 10
3/22 Leonardo Bonucci: 7 out of 10
4/22 Giorgio Chiellini: 6 out of 10
5/22 Alex Sandro: 6 out of 10
6/22 Juan Cuadrado: 5 out of 10
7/22 Sami Khedira: 6 out of 10
8/22 Miralem Pjanic: 5 out of 10
9/22 Rodrigo Betancur: 7 out of 10
10/22 Paulo Dybala: 6 out of 10
11/22 Cristiano Ronaldo: 7 out of 10
12/22 David De Gea: 7 out of 10
13/22 Ashley Young: 6 out of 10
14/22 Chris Smalling: 6 out of 10
15/22 Victor Lindelof: 6 out of 10
16/22 Luke Shaw: 6 out of 10
17/22 Ander Herrera: 6 out of 10
18/22 Nemanja Matic: 6 out of 10
19/22 Paul Pogba: 5 out of 10
20/22 Jesse Lingard: 6 out of 10
21/22 Ander Herrera: 6 out of 10
22/22 Anthony Martial: 7 out of 10
1/22 Wojciech Szczesny: 5 out of 10
2/22 Mattia De Sciglio: 7 out of 10
3/22 Leonardo Bonucci: 7 out of 10
4/22 Giorgio Chiellini: 6 out of 10
5/22 Alex Sandro: 6 out of 10
6/22 Juan Cuadrado: 5 out of 10
7/22 Sami Khedira: 6 out of 10
8/22 Miralem Pjanic: 5 out of 10
9/22 Rodrigo Betancur: 7 out of 10
10/22 Paulo Dybala: 6 out of 10
11/22 Cristiano Ronaldo: 7 out of 10
12/22 David De Gea: 7 out of 10
13/22 Ashley Young: 6 out of 10
14/22 Chris Smalling: 6 out of 10
15/22 Victor Lindelof: 6 out of 10
16/22 Luke Shaw: 6 out of 10
17/22 Ander Herrera: 6 out of 10
18/22 Nemanja Matic: 6 out of 10
19/22 Paul Pogba: 5 out of 10
20/22 Jesse Lingard: 6 out of 10
21/22 Ander Herrera: 6 out of 10
22/22 Anthony Martial: 7 out of 10
“I didn’t offend anyone at the end, I just made a gesture that I wanted to hear them louder,” Mourinho said after the game.
“I probably shouldn’t have done it, and with a cool head I wouldn’t have done it. But with my family insulted, including my Inter family, I reacted like this.
“Before I said that I would not do it, but then I did,’ he added. “You remember what they did to me, but that sign is not an offence.”
Scholes, however, said the incident needlessly marred what was otherwise one of the best victories of Mourinho’s Manchester United reign.
“This is everywhere he goes,” Scholes said. “You need to win with a bit of class sometimes, shake the manager’s hand. I don’t think there’s any need for it but that’s the way he is.”
Mourinho’s post-match gesticulations had already garnered headlines in the reverse fixture a fortnight ago at Old Trafford when the United boss raised three fingers towards the travelling Italian supporters in reference to the Treble he won with Inter Milan in 2010.
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