Jose Mourinho believes Antonio Rudiger should be the one under scrutiny for his role in Heung-min Son’s red card, rather than the Tottenham player.
The South Korean was dismissed in the second half of Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Chelsea when VAR showed he kicked out at Rudiger in retaliation to being fouled.
Referee Anthony Taylor did not penalise Son, but VAR official Paul Tierney decided differently and advised Taylor to issue a red card.
Spurs have appealed against the decision, which came before the alleged racist abuse of the Chelsea defender, and are waiting to hear from the Football Association whether their player must serve a three-match ban.
But Mourinho, who sarcastically wished Rudiger well in his recovery from “broken ribs” after the game, says the German’s over-the-top reaction should be in focus.
