Mourinho: Rules for me are different

JOSE Mourinho cut short interviews and suggested he was treated less favourably than Jurgen Klopp and Arsene Wenger after Manchester United were held by Hull.

The United boss got increasingly agitated on the touchline as his side failed to break down the Premier League strugglers at Old Trafford on Wednesday and had to settle for a goalless draw.

Mourinho was angered by a number of decisions as well as what he appeared to perceive as time-wasting by Hull.

He would not highlight particular incidents after the game but instead turned on the officials with what appeared to be veiled references to incidents involving rival bosses Klopp and Wenger.

Asked what infuriated him so much, Mourinho told the BBC: "Well if you don't know football, you shouldn't be with the microphone in your hand."

At this point he walked away from the interview but he did elaborate further in his press conference.

Mourinho, who has served two touchline bans this season and a stadium ban last term, told reporters: "Don't ask me questions that I cannot answer. You know clearly that I am different. The rules for me are different.

"I am different in everything, I watch my team play in a hotel, I was forbidden to go to the stadium, my assistant (Faria) had a six-match stadium ban and he didn't touch anyone."

He left the media room having answered just three questions.

Mourinho's abrupt interviews took attention away from what had been a lacklustre display by United and a result which prevented them making significant ground on the top five.

On the game, Mourinho said: "Of course I'm not happy with the result. I won't criticise the opponents because they are fighting for their lives. Every point for them is golden."