Published 14:07 IST, February 6th 2020
'Jose Mourinho is a meme lord': Scream netizens as he sprints to referee to complain
As Tottenham beat Manchester City with a 2-0 scoreline, the league match made the headlines because of Jose Mourinho's hilarious antics during the game
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As Tottenham beat Manchester City with a 2-0 scoreline, league match made headlines because of Jose Mourinho's hilarious antics during game. According to reports, Jose Mourinho was already frustrated as Man City's Raheem Sterling escaped a red card for a tackle on Dele Alli, which was t deemed as a red card offence by Video Assistant referee(VAR). Later on, Sterling escaped ar booking for what was thought to be an intentional dive, after which he fell to ground following a clash with Lloris.
After learning from assistant coach Joao Sacramento that England International had already received a yellow card, Jose Mourinho ran towards fourth official of match in a hilarious manner to remind him of Sterling's initial booking.
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Mourinho's antics prompt hilarious reactions
Although Mourinho's funny antics did t result in getting Sterling booked, many people took to Twitter and posted hilarious memes
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Match marred by controversy
match was marred by controversy surrounding Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Though first half ended 0-0, it did witness some drama. In 36th minute of game, Manchester City was awarded a penalty after Sergio Aguero was brought down in penalty area by Serge Aurier.
After VAR check, referee confirmed a penalty and Ilkay Gundogan went ahead with spot-kick. However, his penalty was saved brilliantly by Hugo Lloris, who marked his return from a long injury lay off.
Tottenham Hotspur took advant of 10-men Man City after Oleksandr Zinchenko was booked for second time in game for a foul on Harry Winks in 60th minute. Within three minutes, debutant Steven Bergwijn scored after he netted a brilliant volley. Spurs winger. Heung-min Son scored second goal of evening in 71st minute when player struck from edge of box.
14:07 IST, February 6th 2020