As Manchester United claimed a 1-0 at home to Spurs on Saturday afternoon, it was clear that manager Jose Mourinho had a message to send.
As soon as the final whistle blew, the camera cut to Mourinho who was ready and waiting, finger pressed against lips, to deliver something that had he clearly pre-planned as he shushed the camera before turning to shake the hand of Mauricio Pochettino.
United had come in for criticism, most of it wholly justified, after poor showings against Liverpool and Huddersfield in recent weeks, but speaking after the game Mourinho explained that his full-time actions were in response to those who had taken aim at his players for their recent performances.
Well, kind of, his actual words were close to gibberish.
Some people speak too much, calm down, relax a little bit. Don't speak too much, speak, speak, speak, relax. Relax a little bit, don't be so nervous. Don't be so excited.
The opposition bench? No. The opposition bench did their job, super correct.
That settles that then, it wasn't aimed at Pochettino, but at an enigmatic group of people who speak too much.
This 'us-against-them' siege mentality is nothing new for the teams that Mourinho manages, and it seems as though the players are on board as Ashley Young had a similar message to deliver on Instagram after the match was over.
Is it not a bit petty? United were nothing short of shite against Huddersfield last week, so questions were always going to be asked. That said, with Mourinho's record against top six clubs being used as a stick to beat him with, it would have felt good to claim all three points against Tottenham, even if they were without Harry Kane.
