Ex-Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho made a bold claim in the wake of rival Pep Guardiola overtaking his trophy haul of 25.
Guardiola claimed his 26th trophy as manager after Manchester City lifted the Premier League trophy. Mourinho claimed that he could have won six more, had he stayed longer at clubs like Porto and Inter.
“That reminds me that I’m here, with 25 titles. If I had stayed at Porto and Inter after winning the Champions League I would have played the European Super Cup, the national one, the Club World Cup and I could have 31 titles.
“Maybe I’m not concentrated in the numbers,” he stated.
Speaking of contemporaries, the Portuguese praised Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp for their good work this season. But he did state that they need to win trophies to ensure that there’s some value to it.
“I admire the work of Mauricio [Pochettino] and Jurgen [Klopp], both deserve to achieve something big, and there is nothing greater than holding this cup, but one of them will lose,” he told L’equipe.
“Jurgen will play his third final, I cannot imagine the feeling that it would be for him to play three finals and not win.”
On Pochettino, he said: “What has he won?”