'Best in the world' - What Jose Mourinho told referee after Manchester United sending off

Jose Mourinho was sent off against former side Manchester United in their Europa League clash with Fenerbahce on Thursday night.

The Portuguese manager was given his marching orders shortly after the second-half restart when he wildly protested the decision to wave away a Fenerbahce penalty appeal.

Mourinho was adamant his side should have been awarded a spot kick when forward Bright Osayi-Samuel went down in the box under pressure from United midfielder Manuel Ugarte. However, the referee waved away those protests in the belief that Osayi-Samuel had gone down too easy amid the pressure of the Uruguay international.

The Fenerbahce manager was shown a straight red card for his passionate protest towards the match officials, but was allowed to watch the remainder of the match from the stands with his side level against his former team.

United had taken the lead in the first-half through Christian Eriksen but saw their advantage cancelled out just four minutes into the second-half when forward Youssef En-Nesyri headed in unmarked in the penalty area.

Speaking after the match, Mourinho sarcastically labelled referee Clement Turpin ‘the best in the world’ for his ability to see both the penalty incident and his own reaction simultaneously.

"He told me something incredible," he told TNT Sports. "He told me that at the same time he could see the action in the box and my reaction on touchline. He had on eye on the penalty situation and one eye on the bench and my behaviour. That's why he is the best referee in the world!"