Former Student’s Scathing Words for Mourinho: ‘I Told Him He’s Disgusting’
Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese manager recently parted ways with Fenerbahçe, continues to make headlines in world football. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the Armenian footballer who once worked with Mourinho at Manchester United, revealed in his autobiography that the manager treated him poorly, leading to significant conflicts. Here are the details...
In 2016, Mkhitaryan transferred from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United for €42 million but failed to make the expected impact at the English club. Two years later, he was swapped with Alexis Sanchez and moved to Arsenal, another Premier League powerhouse.
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MOURINHO AND MOBBING
Currently playing alongside Hakan Çalhanoğlu at Inter since 2022, Mkhitaryan shared details of his tense relationship with Mourinho in his autobiography. The 36-year-old midfielder accused the Portuguese manager of mobbing him and recounted the following:
‘I TOLD HIM, YOU’RE DISGUSTING’
“My patience with Mourinho had run out. I told him, ‘You’ve been criticizing me for two years; what you’re doing is disgusting!’ He responded, ‘I don’t want to see you again!’ He wouldn’t say a word during training, but every night he’d send me mocking messages on WhatsApp, saying, ‘Go, so I can bring in Alexis.’”
‘PLEASE, JUST LEAVE’
Mkhitaryan noted that the messages became more frequent over time: “Every night, he’d write, ‘Miki, just leave.’ It became unbearable. I kept copying and sending the same reply: ‘If I’m leaving, I need to find the right team; otherwise, I’ll wait until the summer.’”
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‘GO, SO I CAN GET ALEXIS’
“By January, his messages turned into, ‘Miki, please go so I can get Alexis.’ I changed my response and told him, ‘I’m not leaving to please you, and please stop messaging me. If you want, talk to my agent, Mino (Raiola).’”
24 GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Throughout his Manchester United career, Mkhitaryan played 63 matches, scoring 13 goals and providing 11 assists.
