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Warnock backs Mourinho over bottle-throwing antics

  /  autty

Cardiff manager Neil Warnock has defended Jose Mourinho over the way he celebrated Marouane Fellaini's last-minute Champions League winner for Manchester United on Tuesday.

United boss Mourinho kicked a water bottle carrier and threw another into the ground after Fellaini scored against Young Boys to secure the Red Devils' passage to the last 16 of the competition.

'I thought it was brilliant, to show the passion and throw a few water bottles down on the ground,' Warnock said.

'I like him. He starts talking about his wins and his Champions Leagues, but if I'd got that I'd shove it up people as well.

'It's an amazing record and the people who criticise him, well, very few of them have never been near the dugout or had to make a decision under pressure.'

Warnock and Mourinho are two of the most outspoken managers in the Premier League.

They are also both among the favourites with bookmakers taking bets on the next top-flight manager to leave his post this season, although Southampton Mark Hughes is the standout candidate.

Mourinho and Hughes will go head-to-head on Saturday when United visit Southampton in the Premier League.