Jose Mourinho has responded to claims by Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino that he tried to tempt Eric Dier to Manchester United by insisting that Nemanja Matic was always his No 1 target.
Mourinho bought Matic from his old club Chelsea for £40million in the summer after being heavily linked with Dier, but admitted that he never thought he would be able to sign the Serbia midfielder.
Asked about Pochettino's comments in his new book, Brand New World, ahead of Tottenham's visit to Old Trafford on Saturday, Mourinho said: 'I have the player that I want to have.