Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho singled out Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana for praise after his current and former clubs shared an entertaining draw in the Europa League.
Erik ten Hag’s United went someway to silencing the raucous home crowd when they broke the deadlock on 15 minutes, Christian Eriksen firing home following a counter-attack with his fourth goal of the season.
Onana produced a stunning double-save to deny the hosts just before half-time but Fenerbahce scored a deserved equaliser shortly after the break through a Youssef En-Nesyri header.
While neither side could find a winner, the remaining 40 minutes was far from uneventful, with Mourinho shown a red card for his complaints after Fenerbahce were denied a penalty.
Mourinho, who was sacked by Manchester United in 2018, was full of praise for his side after the 1-1 draw and said the Premier League giants were ‘saved’ by Onana.
‘Onana made two incredible saves in our fantastic initial period,’ Mourinho told TNT Sports.
‘Come on, he saved the result. My keeper didn’t make a save, he made two impossible saves.
‘I think he’s the most decisive player. He didn’t make 20 saves but two were incredible, Onana can do it.
‘We were better than them so it’s a good result for Manchester United.’
On the match as a whole, Mourinho added: ‘They got a point against us, we didn’t get a point against them. We played amazing.
‘We will destroy every team if we play like this in the league. United are a superior level, the Premier League has more quality, more intensity, more everything.
‘My boys did an amazing match.’
Mourinho refused to discuss the non-penalty decision which led to him being sent to the stands but nevertheless questioned referee Clement Turpin.
‘I don’t want to speak about it,’ Mourinho said before being asked what the officials told him when he visited their dressing room after the match.
‘He told me something incredible, he said at the same time he could see the action in the box and my behaviour on the touchline.
‘I congratulate him because that is incredible, to have that peripheral vision. He had one eye on the box and one eye on me, that’s why he’s one of the best refs in the world.
‘I watched the incident, I don’t speak about it.’
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