Mourinho: I deserved the yellow card because I was rude with an idiot

Jose Mourinho accepted that he deserved to be shown a yellow card during Tottenham's defeat at Southampton.

Tottenham lost after Danny Ings' first-half goal secured a deserved 1-0 win for Southampton at St Mary's on New Year's Day.

Mourinho was booked by referee Mike Dean after the Spurs boss went over to the Southampton bench after 77 minutes.

Mourinho accepted the booking at the time, but speaking to BT Sport after the game, the Spurs coach said: "I was rude. But I was rude with an idiot.

"I clearly deserved the yellow card. I had bad words with the guy."