Top 5 quotes that prove Jose Mourinho is a hypocrite

#5 - "It is now cultural in the Premier League; this way of playing with so many behind the ball”

Mourinho's frustrations escalated away to Stoke City

Where better to begin than with this vapid comment made in the wake of Manchester United's 2-2 draw away to Stoke City on match-day four of this season's Premier League.

A sly dig at Stoke's defensive style was by no means the pinnacle of the disrespect exhibited by Jose in this game however, the Portuguese also refused to shake hands with Mark Hughes at the final whistle. When questioned about the rebuffing, Mourinho simply suggested it was a 'bad question' to be asking in the post-match interview.

Prior to this quote, as reported by Marca, the Manchester United boss outlined that, "one team tried to win, one team tried to get the point but they fought hard to get that point." At surface level it seemed genuine praise from Mourinho but the comments embed both hostility and hypocrisy.

Mourinho was here stating that every club is beginning to play drab, uninteresting and conservative football, yet this is exactly the approach he has been adopting since strolling into Old Trafford. In his first full season in charge, United may have had the second best defence in the league, but for a side in sixth place, their goal return of 54 was poor and not greatly superior to the likes of Crystal Palace (50) and Leicester City (48) in the lower mid-table positions.