Mourinho left red-faced by Man Utd comments as Lingard haunts former boss

Jose Mourinho was haunted by one of his former players on Sunday as a Jesse Lingard strike helped West Ham beat Tottenham 2-1 at the London Stadium.

Lingard was one of Mourinho's favourite players during his time in charge of Manchester United between 2016-2018, and the midfielder appeared to flourish working under the Portuguese manager.

After falling out of favour at Old Trafford Lingard joined the Hammers in January on a loan move until the end of the season, and appears to be enjoying himself after scoring three times in four games in claret and blue so far.

And he stuck a dagger in the heart of his old boss as his 47th minute strike put his side 2-0 up and heaped further pressure upon the beleaguered Mourinho's shoulders.

Spurs have now lost five of their last six Premier League games, and Mourinho looks to be running out of time to turn their season around.

And he may now be regretting the comments he made in the Amazon documentary 'All or Nothing', which focused on Spurs' 2019-20 campaign.

After Mourinho was appointed as manager, one scene focused on a private conversation he had with striker Harry Kane.

In it, Mourinho says: "What I don’t accept, because that is my f****** nature, I don’t accept to be here… winning nothing.

"F****** hell. But I feel that we can. You have better players than I had at Manchester United. So I think the club has a lot of potential to explode."

The fact that Mourinho initially claimed the Spurs squad was better than United's and yet was downed by a player in Lingard who has seemingly been deemed not good enough for the Red Devils will no doubt leave him feeling somewhat embarrassed.

And the league table also does not lie, with United 13 points ahead of Spurs in the table.

Tellingly, Mourinho's comments after the Hammers defeat appear to suggest that he has changed his mind about how good the Spurs players really are.

"Mine, and my coaching staff's methods, are second to nobody in the world," he told Sky Sports.

"I think for a long, long time, we have problems in the team that I cannot resolve by myself as a coach."

Mourinho's words hint that he believes the players are more to blame for the recent woeful run of form than himself.

Yet these contradictory opinions will no doubt test the patience of Spurs fans, who are beginning to turn against the manager.

Whatever the case, Spurs' next two Premier League games against Burnley and Crystal Palace may well be make or break.

And if they fail to win either of the matches, it could well spell curtains for Mourinho's reign in North London.

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