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Jose Mourinho refuses to take credit after Marcus Rashford stated the Tottenham boss HELPED him win penalties during his formative years at Manchester United

Jose Mourinho summoned statistical evidence after Marcus Rashford claimed the Tottenham boss taught him how to win more penalties during his time at Manchester United.

'Stats,' replied Mourinho. 'Go to Opta, go to my history as a manager in my more or less 10 Premier League season.

'Compare numbers and take your conclusions.'

Marcus Rashford (left) said boss Jose Mourinho told him to be more 'savvy' in the penalty area
But the Tottenham boss refused to take the credit for Rashford winning penalties in the box

United have been awarded 27 penalties in 118 games in all competitions under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to Opta.

That is in comparison to 19 in 143 games under his predecessor.