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Inter midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has revealed new details about his infamous fallout with José Mourinho during their time together at Manchester United, describing a heated training-ground exchange that led to their permanent split.
Writing in his new autobiography, the Inter midfielder recalled how tension with Mourinho had been building since his arrival at Old Trafford in 2016.
“One day in training I told him, ‘You’ve been criticising me for a year and a half, since I joined Manchester United,’” Mkhitaryan recounted, with quotes via FirenzeViola.
“Mourinho then called me a piece of shit, and that’s when I lost my patience. I told him, ‘You’re a piece of shit. A huge piece of shit.’ He sent me away and said he didn’t want to see me again. That scene marked the end.”
According to Mkhitaryan, the relationship never recovered.
Despite ignoring him in training, Mourinho would message him daily in an effort to push him out of the club.
“During training, he wouldn’t speak to me,” Mkhitaryan explained.
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