‘A little bit of wind and they fall’: Jose Mourinho takes derby digs at Manchester City and Guardiola

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has launched a pre-derby attack on Manchester City’s players by claiming it only takes a “little bit of wind” for them to go to ground.

Pep Guardiola’s City travel to Old Trafford on Sunday looking to extend their eight-point advantage over second-placed United at the top of the Premier League table.

It is being billed as an opportunity for United to blast their way back into the title race and Mourinho lit the blue touch paper in his pre-match press briefing.

“They are a good team. They defend well, they react well to the moment they lose the ball,” Mourinho said at United’s training base in Carrington, west of Manchester on Friday.

“They have a good dynamic in attack, they have creative movement. They have amazing players, they have a fantastic coach, they have lots of good things.

“If you ask me one thing that I don’t like a lot it’s that they lose their balance very easily. You know, a little bit of wind and they fall.”