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David Irvine

Jose Mourinho in classy Rangers dressing room gesture after Europa League loss

Barry Ferguson has revealed Jose Mourinho congratulated Rangers in the dressing room after the victory over Fenerbahce.

The Ibrox interim manager has explained that Mourinho offered a message of support to him after the match as his Fenerbahce side crashed out on penalties.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager had slaughtered the refereeing performance and lack of VAR intervention in the match in his post-match interview.

However, in a classy move, Mourinho made sure to offer his congratulations to Rangers as they advance to face Athletic Bilbao in the next round.

Ferguson said: "Jose Mourinho came into the dressing room and wished me all the best, he is one of the best managers there is and have full respect for everything he has done."


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Mourinho did, though, suggest Bilbao may be too strong for Rangers in the next round as he stated it would be "phenomenal" if the Ibrox club progressed to the semi-final stage.

"In my opinion, I want to be respectful you know," the Special One explained. "I want to respect the guys, I want to respect the coach, I want to respect the fans.

"In football, anything is possible. But, I played against Bilbao in the league phase, and Bilbao is a stronger team.

"And the final is in Bilbao. The road to Bilbao. 

"So, honestly, I think if Rangers do it against Bilbao, it would be phenomenal because it's going to be very hard."

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