• Assistant coach made ‘big mistake’ provoking United manager
• Mourinho dismisses Marco Ianni’s actions as ‘bad education’
Maurizio Sarri apologised to Manchester United and admitted Chelsea were in the wrong after one of his coaches sparked a furious touchline row with José Mourinho.
Mourinho leapt from his seat on United’s bench to confront Marco Ianni after Sarri’s assistant coach celebrated Ross Barkley’s dramatic late equaliser for Chelsea by pumping his fists in front of the away dugout at Stamford Bridge. The dispute spiralled into the tunnel, forcing stewards to intervene, and led to heated exchanges between members of both benches.
Written by Jacob Steinberg at Stamford Bridge
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/20/maurizio-sarri-chelsea-apology-jose-mourinho-manchester-united under the title “Maurizio Sarri admits Chelsea in wrong while José Mourinho accepts apology”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
