Nemanja Matic has revealed exactly what was written on the note that Jose Mourinho delivered to him during Manchester United’s win over Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.
Mourinho sent the hand-scrawled message onto the pitch with substitute Eric Bailly, providing tactical instructions for Matic for the last 10 minutes of the match.
Chelsea espionage expert Willian also attempted to cop a candid glimpse, but to no avail…
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The content of the note became a bit of ‘thing’ on social media after the match, spawning several predictable memes about hastily-parked buses, etc.
However, Matic himself has now cleared up the mystery with a post shared on Instagram this afternoon…
Ooh, you salty old devil.