Jose Mourinho has been involved in a rather strange exchange with assembled press after his sacking from Tottenham.
Accosted by journalists outside his home, Mourinho pulled out his phone and filmed the press for his personal Instagram account.
He joked with Sky Sports' Gary Cotterill:
"They don't give me privacy, even my friend Gary is disturbing me. This is my life."
Jose Mourinho
Mourinho was sacked by Tottenham on Monday morning.
He joined Spurs in November 2019 and led the club to the EFL Cup final which takes place this weekend at Wembley. However, Mourinho will now not be in charge of the clash against Manchester City on Sunday.
Spurs currently sit in seventh place in the Premier League table with six games of the season remaining. They last played on Friday night in a 2-2 draw away to Carlo Ancelotti's Everton with the decision to relieve Mourinho of his duties reportedly coming in the immediate aftermath. It is believed that Mourinho had lost the support of the majority of his squad.
The news comes just hours after Tottenham were announced as one of the 12 founding members of the new breakaway European Super League.
Spurs were briefly top of the league table in December after a strong start to the domestic campaign, predominantly down to the lethal partnership of Son Heung-min and Harry Kane in attack.
However, their form and results deteriorated rapidly thereafter with Mourinho becoming more publicly critical of his players' performance and attitude in recent weeks. Former wonderboy Dele Alli, for example, has been cast aside all season and the loan signing of Gareth Bale from Real Madrid has largely been a failure.
Mourinho is renowned as a trophy-winner at every club he has managed, so this decision will come as a bitter blow just six days out from the showdown with Pep Guardiola's side. A win there would represent Spurs' first trophy since 2008 when they beat Chelsea in the decider of the same competition.
Tottenham have released a statement on Monday via the club's official website confirming the news that also sees Mourinho's coaching staff of Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra depart the club with immediate effect.
Ryan Mason will oversee first-team training on Monday with a further announcement expected.
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