“If he was coached by Frank, he would learn how to lose because he lost every game.”
Jose Mourinho has been making friends again. The Manchester United manager has taken aim at Frank de Boer, after the Dutchman criticised Mourinho over how he has used Marcus Rashford this season.
Rashford scored twice against Liverpool on Saturday, helping United to a 2-1 win in his first league start in 2018. Later that evening, on BT Sport show Premier League Tonight, De Boer said it was a ‘pity’ that Rashford was playing under Mourinho, that the 20-year-old would receive more playing-time under a different manager, as Mourinho’s only focus is gaining a result.
"It's a pity his manager is Mourinho." 👀
Frank de Boer wants to see Marcus Rashord playing every week…#PLTonight pic.twitter.com/qWwV81HLYT
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 10, 2018
Mourinho hit back at the comments on Monday afternoon, calling the former Ajax, Inter Milan and Crystal Palace coach the “worst manager in the history of the Premier League.
At Old Trafford. Mourinho hammering Frank de Boer for his criticisms of Rashford under him. Says he's the "worst manager in history of the Premier League" and "if he (Rashford) was coached by Frank, he'd learn how to lose."
— Andy Mitten (@AndyMitten) March 12, 2018
“I read some quote from the worst manager in the history of the Premier League, Frank de Boer – seven matches, seven defeats, zero goals,” Mourinho said.
“He was saying that it is not good for Marcus Rashford to have a coach like me, because the most important thing for me is to win. If he was coached by Frank, he would learn how to lose because he lost every game.”
De Boer was appointed Palace manager last summer on a three-year deal but was sacked just four games into the season and replaced by Roy Hodgson.
The former Netherlands defender, who worked alongside Mourinho at Barcelona when the United manager was Louis van Gaal’s assistant, didn’t win any of his league games as Palace manager and his team didn’t score a goal.
