Jose Mourinho stormed out of his post-match press conference and demanded more respect, referencing his title wins, after Manchester United's 3-0 defeat by Tottenham on Monday Night Football. The Portuguese endured a spiky press conference after his heaviest home loss in management, which left the side 13th in the table with just one win from their opening three matches. However, Mourinho - who won three titles in two spells with Chelsea - was in combative mood when challenged about the criticism coming his way both in the media and from fans, with many of those left inside Old Trafford at the final whistle booing. "We lost a game because we conceded a goal from the first corner of the match against us," he said. Neville: Why Man Utd can't sack Jose Nev on Jose's 'biggest' challenge "In the first half zero corners, zero free-kicks, on minute 50-something they had one corner and scored a goal, and you want, with that goal, you want to transform the story of the game. "But don't lose your time. Today I had the proof the best judge in football are the supporters." When it was suggested to Mourinho many had walked out before the end, he added: "I would do the same, losing 3-0 and taking two hours from here to the centre of Manchester." The Portuguese then went on the offensive, suggesting those in the media questioning him were orchestrating a campaign. 2:57 Some United fans stayed to join Mourinho in a round of mutual applause after the final whistle "Keep trying. Keep trying. Keep trying. We lost last season here against Sevilla and were booed because we deserved it, because we were not good," he said. "Today the players left the pitch after losing at home and they were applauded because they deserved it. "So keep trying. Do you know what the result was? Three-nil. Do you know what this means (holding up three fingers)? "Three-nil but it also means three Premier Leagues and I won more alone than the other 19 managers together. Three for me and two for them." Mourinho then left his seat repeating "respect, respect, respect" as he stormed out of the press conference. United had the better of the first half but after Romelu Lukaku missed three decent chances, including an open goal from a narrow angle, Tottenham were more clinical after the break. Harry Kane headed home a 50th-minute corner with Lucas Moura scoring the first of his double two minutes later with a smart finish, adding the finishing touch to victory six minutes from time. 5:49 Jose Mourinho insists his tactics were not to blame for Man Utd's defeat to Tottenham, and says the whole team is fully united. Mourinho refused to accept his side were second-best, adding: "We were so so much the better team in the first half I wouldn't be worried with that. "Even with the unexpected 2-0 result, the way the team kept playing until the third goal arrived my message to the players has to be a positive message. "I'm really happy, humbled by the way the supporters reacted to the boys. I think that was very much deserved but sometimes players don't get what they deserve, so we have to be humbled by the supporters."<doc-sep>Jose Mourinho claimed he was still the best manager in the Premier League after his team were humbled by Tottenham at Old Trafford. Despite suffering the worst home defeat of his whole career and admitting afterwards that he doesn't know what his team's best defensive line up is, the Man United manager made the peculiar claim that his team had played well. And at the end of a heated post-match press conference, Mourinho turned on his critics by holding up three fingers to represent the number of Premier League titles he once won with Chelsea. Jose Mourinho came out fighting following Manchester United's defeat by Tottenham He pointed out he has won three Premier League titles, more than other 19 bosses combined Mourinho said: 'Do you know what was the result? 3-0. But what this [three fingers] also means? 'It also means three Premier Leagues and I won more alone than the other 19 managers together. 'Me three, them two. So respect, respect, respect.' What Mourinho's show of braggadocio will mean to United supporters fed up of sub-standard performances under his management is open to debate. But the United manager also issued a call to arms to the Stretford End after making his way over to the home fans to applaud them at the end. The United manager stood up and asked the reporter for him and his record to be 'respected' The Portuguese then stormed out of the press conference while repeatedly asking for 'respect' 'Our fans don't read papers, all our fans don't watch television,' he said. 'All our fans are more intelligent than that. They answered in an absolutely amazing way. 'I don't think it's normal to lose a game at home and the supporters to react the way they did. 'My message was the same message that the supporters gave to the players. 'When you play the way you play, when you create what you create, when we miss the chances that we missed, when at half-time everybody was frustrated but totally convinced that was going to win the match, then it is okay. 'I'm really happy, humbled by the way the supporters reacted to the boys. 'I think was very much deserved but sometimes players don't get what they deserve.' Mourinho took the almost unprecedented move of staying behind to applaud the supporters United were indeed the better team in the first half but fell apart once Harry Kane gave Tottenham the lead early in the second period. Mourinho started the game with a back three that including midfielder Ander Herrera. And it was when he was asked if he knew what his best defence was that Mourinho's post-match mood turned sour. 'No,' he said. 'Because in the first game it Lindelof and Bailly, now Jones and Smalling but now Jones is injured and the next match will be Smalling with another one and when Rojo comes back he will be an option and I don't know my best back four. 'But you want to make the miracle of my team playing so well and strategically we were so, so good and you want to try and transform this press conference into "let's blame the guy". 'You have to tell me what is the most important thing. 'When I win matches I come here many times and you are not happy and you say the most important is the way of playing. 'So I need to know what is the most important thing. If it is to play well or win matches? 'Today we were aggressive, we pressed high and Tottenham couldn't make two passes coming from the back. 'They have one corner and score a goal and with that goal you want to transform the story of your game. 'The best judge in football are the supporters, they are the best supporters.' He was spiky when asked what his best defence was after Victor Lindelof's shaky display Asked about supporters leaving the stadium early, Mourinho continued his offensive. 'I would do the same if we were losing 3-0 and it had taken two hours from here to the centre of Manchester,' he said. 'We lost last season here against Sevilla and were booed because we deserved it and today the players left the pitch and were applauded because they deserved it. 'So keep trying, keep trying… keep trying.' Mourinho has simmered with ill-disguised anger this season after not receiving the players he wanted in the transfer market. This seems to have destabilised some of the players he does have but he claimed last night that unity was not a problem. 'The market is closed, he said. 'There is no market until January 1. I've said what I need to say, and I won't say another word about that. 'Anyone who watched this game, one thing they know for sure is the team is united. The boys don't give everything they gave if the team isn't united. I think it's the time to stop with untruths. 'The solidarity to play together for United and lose at home is hard for everyone, but the team is united. There is no union without the manager.' The Portuguese cut a dejected figure in the clash but wanted to present a united front His opposite number, Mauricio Pochettino, was elated following the win at Old Trafford Tottenham are now joint top of the Premier League after winning – and scoring – for the first time under Mauricio Pochettino at Old Trafford. Kane said: 'We're trying to create our own history. We're not a club who have been at the top of the league winning titles like United and Chelsea. 'We've been doing well but we've not quite got there. We've got the hunger and the desire to take the club to the next level. For us, it's a about building what we've been doing for the last four of five years now. We've got so much belief in each other. 'A lot of us have been playing for a while now and that always helps. You're not going to play well every game, but we stuck together and we kept going. 'The gaffer said he's not going to bring players in for the sake of it. He believes in this squad and that's a huge bonus for us. We have to prove him right and prove the club right as well.' Pochettino was also delighted. The Spurs manager said: 'It is a massive victory for us and I am very proud of the performance. It is difficult to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford. They were better in the first half but we dominated from then on, and the clean sheet was a bonus. 'It is only the start of the season and we need to be consistent.'<doc-sep>Manchester United fans think Ed Woodward was told to sack Mourinho during 3-0 defeat to Spurs Or is it just wishful thinking? Last night felt hugely significant for Manchester United, much more so than marginal defeats away from home to other top six teams. This 3-0 defeat to Tottenham at Old Trafford embodied everything wrong at the club: defensive fragility, a lack of a plan going forward and a miserable manager who refuses to accept reality. Advertisement In the build up to the game, United midfielder Fred said it that "must win" it if they were to stay in the title race, just three weeks into the season. So, now what? Tottenham fans made their opinions heard as they taunted José Mourinho with 'sacked in the morning' chants, which seems like an inevitability now. It's only a matter of time. And it could be very soon. Many fans claim to have spotted a United director telling executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to 'sack him' after the third goal went in last night. Woodward sat watching the final minutes, presumably brainstorming available managers. His companion at the game appears to not so subtly say in his ear: "sack him", which receives no visible response from Woodward. Now, we're not lip reading experts. He may well have said "shame", but given the context, we can safely assume it that the general consensus has it more or less bang on. José's days look numbered now, as United surely cannot afford to regress anymore under his leadership.<doc-sep>
'Respect! Respect! Respect!' - Mourinho walks out of news conference Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho demanded "respect" from journalists and walked out of his news conference after the 3-0 Premier League home defeat by Tottenham. The defeat was Mourinho's heaviest at home in his career, and he has now lost two of his first three league games for the first time. "I won more Premierships alone than the other 19 managers together," Mourinho said. "Three for me and two for them. "Respect, respect, respect man." Harry Kane's header and two goals from Lucas Moura at Old Trafford maintained Tottenham's 100% start to the season and lifted them to second in the table. Mourinho was involved in a tense news conference earlier in the week, arriving 30 minutes early, defending his relationship with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and leaving after four minutes and 19 seconds. The Portuguese has won more Premier League titles than the rest of the division's current managers combined - he won three in two spells with Chelsea, while Pep Guardiola and Manuel Pellegrini won one each at Manchester City. Mourinho, who lifted his most recent Premier League crown three years ago, has also won two titles in Portugal, two in Italy and one in Spain, as well as winning the Champions League twice, and the Europa League with United in 2017. "You want to make the miracle of my team played so well and strategically we were so, so, so, so, so, so good and you want to try and transform this press conference into let's blame the guy," he said. Asked about United's defending against Spurs, he said: "I am sorry. You have to tell me what is the most important thing because I don't know. "When I win matches I come here many times and you are not happy that I win matches and you say the most important is the way of playing." What else did Mourinho say? Journalist: "I am asking about the defending." Mourinho: "No, no, no. You need to make a decision in relation to that. I need to know from you what is the most important thing. If it is is to play well or to win matches? "To play offensively or for a certain result? Today we were aggressive, we press high. Tottenham couldn't make two passes coming from the back. They made lots of mistakes because of our pressure high. "We project the full-backs. We had Valencia and Luke Shaw arriving in dangerous positions, we miss goals with an open goal, we miss chances, we were unlucky in rebounds in both goals, we lost a game by conceding at the first corner of the match against us in minute 50. "In the first half, zero corners, zero lateral free-kicks, zero frontal free-kicks. On minute 50 they have one corner and score a goal and with that goal you want to transform the story of the game. "But don't lose your time. Today I had proof that the best judge in football are the supporters. They are the best judge." Journalist: "But many of the supporters walked out. Mourinho: "I would do the same losing 3-0, taking two hours from here to the centre of Manchester. It is where I live and I know that after matches it takes two hours, I would do the same. "We lost last season here against Sevilla and were booed because we deserved it, because we were not good. We were not dangerous enough, because Sevilla deserved to win the match. "Today the players left the pitch after losing at home and were applauded because they deserved it. "So, keep trying and trying and trying. And keep trying. Just to finish, do you know what was the result? 3-0. "What this means? [Holds three fingers up] 3-0 - but also means three Premier Leagues and I won more Premier Leagues alone than the other 19 managers together." 'The players look like they don't want to play for Mourinho' Former Blackburn and Chelsea forward Chris Sutton on BBC Radio 5 live Jose Mourinho sounds like he has lost the plot with his post-match comments because we all watched this game, and they were outclassed. I don't think Spurs applied themselves very well early on, but when they put their foot down, they exploited a team that has no leaders. There is a blame game going on here and the players do not look like they want to play for him.