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'For him, what is important is the dimensions of the 18-yard box... he would prefer a 22-yard box': Jose Mourinho takes a swipe at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United's penalty record after his rival joked about him measuring the goalposts

Daily Mail | September 27, 2020

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Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after he made light of the Tottenham manager measuring the goalposts at Shkendija.

Mourinho ordered UEFA to change the goalposts at the North Macedonian club's ground after he and his players realised the crossbar was five centimetres too low during the warm-up.

Solskjaer then made fun of Mourinho, who is himself a former Red Devils manager, following United's dramatic 3-2 victory over Brighton on Saturday.

Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after his goalposts jibe by suggesting the Manchester United manager is more focused on the 'dimensions of the 18-yeard box'
Mourinho had to get UEFA delegates to switch posts at Shkendija as they were 5cm too short

After a match in which Brighton hit the woodwork a record five times, Solskjaer told Sky Sports: 'We got away with one, to be fair.

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