Jose Mourinho irked by 'invisible man' and 'little boy' referee

Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho has criticised the Turkish Super Lig and its officials after his side's dramatic 3-2 win at Trabzonspor.

Decisions made in Sunday’s contest that Mourinho was unhappy about included no penalty being given to the visitors in the 82nd minute when they appealed for a handball inside the box.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss posted footage of that incident on Instagram, as well as an image of a challenge on Fenerbahce’s Bright Osayi-Samuel.

In a post-match interview with beIN Sports, Mourinho declared VAR Atilla Karaoglan as "man of the match", saying: "We didn’t see him but he was the referee. The (on-field) referee (Oguzhan Cakir) was just a little boy that was there on the pitch, but the referee was Atilla Karaoglan.

"He goes from the invisible man to the most important man in the match.

"I think I am speaking on behalf of every Fenerbahce fan – we don’t want him again. We don’t want him as a VAR. We don’t want him on the pitch, VAR even less."

The Portuguese, who took charge at Fenerbahce in the summer, went on suggest he would not have come to Turkey if he had been told "the whole truth" by the club.

He said: "I know what I was told even before I came. I didn’t believe. It is even worse than I was told.

"It’s more difficult because we play against our opponents, good opponents like Trabzonspor are, but we play against the system, and to play against the system is the most difficult thing.

"We played against a good team, against a strong atmosphere, against a VAR, and against the system.

"So, very hard – that’s why we celebrated so much this victory, because it is unbelievable to win this match against so many powerful people.

"I blame the Fenerbahce people that brought me here. They told