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Jose Mourinho jokingly asks whether his 2018 Manchester United side should be given title

Jose Mourinho could not resist a mischievous quip about Manchester City's financial irregularities after Tottenham climbed back into the top five of the Premier League.

Son Heung-min scored a stoppage-time winner at Aston Villa and the Spurs boss was asked if fifth might be good enough to qualify for the Champions League as City faced the prospect of a two-year ban from the competition.

'I didn't lose one single minute analysing what UEFA have to analyse,' replied Mourinho. 'If I go into that, I have to ask if the team that finished second in 2018 is going to be champions, yes or no?