The Portuguese was delighted to see his team
triumph over the reigning Premier League
champions, but he was less impressed with the
match officials Jose Mourinho insisted that Raheem Sterling should
have been sent off in the first half of Tottenham's win over Manchester City on Sunday, before praising his players for the effort they put into the
game. There were plenty of flashpoints during a
competitive first 45 minutes at the Tottenham
Hotspur Stadium, most notably when City were
awarded a penalty after VAR ruled that Serge
Aurier brought down Sergio Aguero in the box. Ilkay Gundogan saw his spot-kick saved by Hugo
Lloris, but video technology was also the talking
point earlier in the half, when Sterling escaped a red
card after a rash challenge on Dele Alli. MORE TEAMS The City winger went in studs up on a fellow England international, but he didn't even receive a booking for the foul, leaving Mourinho and his staff
incensed in the dugout. The visitors were eventually reduced to ten men in
the second half when Oleksandr Zinchenko was
dismissed for a second bookable offence, which
swung the momentum of the game in Tottenham's
favour. January signing Steven Bergwijn scored a superb
debut goal moments later, before Son Heung-min
added a second in the 71st minute, with the match
eventually finishing 2-0. Mourinho described his side's performance as
"phenomenal", but he was full of criticism for VAR
after seeing two key decisions go against them. "I am so pleased for the boys. We were a bit lucky
in a couple of situations, but the other perspective
very, very unlucky the VAR did not decide for a
Raheem Sterling red card," he said post-match. "It was a clear red card and completely different
game if we played for 75 minutes against 10 men. "I see other situations where the decision is red.
The red card of Son Heung-min against Chelsea. "The boys were phenomenal. The save was
fantastic, God's will because it was not a penalty." Mourinho added on Bergwijn's stunning opener:
"So sharp. Unstoppable for a great goalkeeper." The result leaves Spurs just four points behind
Chelsea in the race for fourth spot, sitting in fifth
place above Champions League qualification rivals Manchester United, Wolves and Sheffield United. Mourinho played down the significance of the win
though, stating: "It is going to be difficult. We are in
three competitions. But it was a good weekend for
us." Tottenham will now look ahead to an FA Cup fourth-round replay against Southampton on Wednesday, before taking some time off over the
winter break.

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