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Bilic applauds Jose bottle volley
- Updated: November 30, 2016
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic reckons Jose Mourinho was only charged by the Football Association because the Manchester United manager kicked the water bottle too well.
Mourinho was sent to the stands during United’s 1-1 draw with the Hammers on Sunday, after showing his frustration at the decision to book Paul Pogba for a dive.
Bilic joked that Mourinho’s flawless technique in launching the plastic bottle along the touchline at Old Trafford may have helped to get him into trouble with the FA.
Bilic said: “The problem is that he hit that bottle like – well it was a great volley, to be fair. He should have mis-kicked it! He hit it too good.”
Pogba went down after a challenge by West Ham …
