The authoritative English referee Mark Klattenburg spoke about the circumstances that persuaded him to leave the NPS.

The 42-year-old referee, who made his debut in England's top division in 2004, left the Premier League back in February and moved to judge matches in Saudi Arabia.

According to Kluttenburg himself, such a decision was prompted by criticism from Jose Mourinho in a duel between Manchester United and Stoke City in January 2017.

"I was serving a match in which Wayne Rooney broke the record of Bobby Charlton. After the fight, Mourinho approached me in the locker room - he was unhappy that I did not give a penalty for playing the opponent hand in one of the episodes, "- began Mark.

"Stoke always had the coldest and wretched stadium, while judging Manchester United matches is often very difficult. I finished the fight with the confidence that I worked well under all circumstances, but Mourinho made me doubt it. He came and criticized me, the words seemed to burst from his chest ".

"I drove 250 miles home, and all this time I thought about what made a huge mistake. My wife knew that my attitude toward my own work was gradually changing. Then I said to myself: "Do I really want to continue to be a part of it all?" ".

"I went deep into self-discovery. I felt that I no longer get pleasure from this and must leave the nuclear submarine, "said Klattenburg.

Previously, the legendary in the past, Manchester United FC Erik Cantona said that he would prefer to see at the helm of the "red devils" mentor Manchester City Josep Guardiola, and not the current coach United Jose Mourinho.