Mourinho hails super United - but can't help a cheeky swipe at Rooney

Jose Mourinho expects to be facing the world’s top team when Inter Milan tackle Manchester United in the Champions League but he could not resist a typical swipe about Wayne Rooney’s availability.

‘I wanted United because I want to face the best,’ he added.

‘They are European champions and will probably become world champions.

'They have the Ballon d’Or winner in Cristiano Ronaldo, many other great players and a great coach in Sir Alex.

'All this will motivate us.’

Mourinho then took a dig at UEFA for ignoring Rooney’s stamp on Aalborg’s Kasper Risgard in United’s final group game, a decision which cleared the striker to meet Inter in the last 16 in February.

The former Chelsea boss, recalling Michael Essien’s ban for a bad tackle on Liverpool’s Dietmar Hamann in 2005, said: ‘If they are the rules, they must be respected.

'But something extraordinary happened to me when I was at Chelsea.

'The rules were changed exclusively for us. We played in the group phase in the same group as Liverpool.

‘This could not happen now and Essien was disqualified for three matches through trial by TV.

'The same thing didn’t happen with Rooney last week.

'So he will be available against us.’

United, who are in Sunday's Club World Cup Final in Japan, are away to Inter first and Ferguson said: ‘It will be interesting to come up against Jose again.

‘He’s a character with a good personality and I’ve always got on well with him.

'He knocked us out of the competition when he was at Porto, so I hope we have the luck they had in that tie this time round.’

Source: dailymail.co.uk

'I couldn't give a f*** about Dwight'

JORDAN has let rip at ex-lover DWIGHT YORKE for his treatment of their son HARVEY.

The model, real name Katie Price, has rarely commented on the former Manchester United star's relationship with the tot before.

Dwight split with Jordan while she was expecting and has played little part in the upbringing of Harvey, who is partially blind and has a growth disorder.

Jordan told OK!: "Dwight hasn't seen Harvey for a year.

"I know Dwight's got another child now and he's focused on that one. I've always said to Dwight he can take him for a visit if he learned about Harvey's medications.

"Our nanny could have taken him to visit Dwight but nothing.

"I couldn't give a f*** about his girlfriend, or him, but I think he should take care of his son."

Harvey, who has lost an amazing two stone in recent weeks due to his new passion for swimming, needs round-the-clock care from nannies and family members, including Jordan's hubby PETER ANDRE.

However Jordan claims that Dwight has "no understanding of his son".

She explained: "He's always come and gone. He wouldn't see him very often. He should be ashamed.

"I think the last card he sent just said: 'To Harvey, Dwight.' Probably the last time he sent him a present it was more suited to Junior than Harvey - he has no understanding of his son."

The reality star also claims Dwight, who currently plays for Sunderland, cannot find time to speak to his son on the telephone.

She said: "He occasionally texts my mum and asks how Harvey is.

"When I'm away I phone Harvey because you can talk to him, but Dwight never picks up the phone. He's got no idea.

"I couldn't give two s**ts. Harvey has me, Pete, my family and Pete's family - he has lots of love.

"Pete's his dad at the end of the day."

Despite Jordan's insistence that Peter will always be Harvey's father, she's unsure whether the youngster will become an official Andre, as there's a danger the Price family name may become redundant.

Jordan added: "Apart from me and my sister he's the last Price in the family because my brother has our biological dad's surname.

"So if it wasn't for Harvey there would be no one to carry on the name.

"I've been Andre since I married Pete. I still haven't changed my passport because I haven't had time to go up to the office to change it but I'm Andre, no question."

Source: www.thesun.co.uk