Mourinho made a grave and unacceptable mistake – Kompany

Kompany also criticized Mourinho for using Eusebio’s name as supposed evidence that Benfica is not a racist club.

“Do you know what black players had to go through in the 1960s?” The former Manchester City captain and Burnley president added.

“Was he (Mourinho) there to travel with Eusebio to every away match?

“Maybe the only option they had at the time was to keep quiet, not say anything, and be 10 times better in order to get a little credit for people to say ‘actually, it’s good.’”

“That was Eusebio’s life.”

Kompany, who also spoke about the racist abuse he faced as a player, said talk of Vinicius’ celebration should not distract from the player’s immediate reaction to Pristiani’s alleged comments.

“I just think about when Jose Mourinho does the knee slide at Old Trafford, when he celebrates in front of the crowd. [Barcelona] He added: “The fans in the Champions League semi-final with Inter Milan, when the Roma team plays Seville, quarrel with the referee and the referee has to leave the country under protection.”

“I know a hundred people who worked with Jose Mourinho. I’ve never heard anyone say anything bad about Jose.

“I understand that he is fighting for his team and his club. You cannot be a bad person and have all your former players talking positively about you.

He added: “I don’t need to judge him as a person, but I know what I heard. Maybe I understand what he did, but he made a mistake.”