Jose Mourinho condemned refereeing standards in Türkiye after his Fenerbahce team scored the winning goal in the 102nd minute to cap a dramatic match against Trabzonspor.

The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager ran onto the pitch and tried to slide his knee as Sofyan Amrabat’s late stoppage-time goal earned them a 3-2 victory on Sunday.

However, Mourinho was unhappy with home team Trabzonspor being awarded two penalties, both after consulting the video assistant referee (VAR), and thought his team should have had a penalty kick before Amrabat’s late goal. .

The 61-year-old even questioned why he had come to Türkiye.

In extensive statements to broadcaster beIN Sports, Mourinho criticized the actions of referee Oguzhan Cakir and VAR official Atilla Karaoglan.

“I blame the people at Fenerbahce who brought me here,” said Mourinho, who took over at the club in June. “They told me only half the truth.

“They didn’t tell me the whole truth because if they told me the whole truth I wouldn’t come.

“But with half the truth and my boys, we fight against the opponents and the system.”

Mourinho added: “He (Karaoglan) was alert to award the two penalties that the referee didn’t award and then he was drinking Turkish tea when it was a clear penalty for us and he didn’t award it.”

Fenerbahce moved into second place in the Turkish top flight, five points behind leaders Galatasaray, following their victory.

“The man of the match was Atilla Karaoglan,” Mourinho added.

“We didn’t see it, but it was the referee. The referee was just a boy who was on the field, but the referee was Atilla Karaoglan.

“Go from the invisible man to the most important man in the game.

“I think I speak on behalf of all Fenerbahçe fans: we don’t want it again.

“We don’t want it as VAR. We don’t want it on the field but, in the VAR, even less so.”