'Always laughing' - Galatasaray issue brutal response to ex-Man United boss Jose Mourinho's rant

Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk has dismissed disparaging remarks about his Super Lig champions, despite Jose Mourinho's explosive comments on the "system" in Turkey.

Fenerbahce manager, Mourinho, unleashed a scathing attack on Turkish football and its officials following a 3-2 victory over Trabzonspor earlier this month, as he said "to play against the system is the most difficult thing".

The former Manchester United boss further claimed that "nobody abroad wants to watch the Turkish league", yet his counterpart Buruk responded after Galatasaray's exhilarating Europa League win against Tottenham, which continued their strong start to the season.

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Although not prompted about Mourinho's outburst during his pre-match press conference on Thursday, the question of the 'system' was raised with Buruk after Gala's 3-2 triumph at a vibrant Rams Park, prompting a response from the former Turkey midfielder.

"We are always laughing at this of course but unfortunately not just for Galatasaray, this is not something they say about Galatasaray only," Buruk said.

"When Besiktas became champions (in 2021), they said there was something going on behind the scenes. For Trabzonspor (in 2022), Besiktas, for Galatasaray they say this but it is not Galatasaray only.

"We are deserving it the whole season clearly playing like a champion. There is a lot of hard work going on.

"Sometimes we are not sleeping, sometimes we are not eating, we get tired and all the season 11 months perhaps we are working.

"All this hard work and after that you win the title,