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Incensed Jose Mourinho STORMS onto the pitch demanding a red card for Luke O'Nien after a heavy challenge in Roma's pre-season friendly with Sunderland in Portugal

Roma's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho stormed onto the pitch demanding a red card after a heavy challenge in his side's match against Sunderland.

Mourinho was furious after a particularly strong tackle from the Championship side's Luke O'Nien, and although he avoided a dismissal the Black Cats diplomatically subbed him off.

The midfielder was shown a yellow card after 34 minutes of the match, being played in Albufeira, Portugal before Mourinho interrupted proceedings in the Italian side's 2-0 win.

Jose Mourinho interrupted the match after 34 minutes to demand a red card for Luke O'Nien

Sunderland boss Alex Neil gave his thoughts on the theatrical interlude to the game, saying: 'Luke was unfortunate.