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Mourinho was sent from the Chelsea bench by the fourth official during his side's 3-2 victory over Liverpool immediately after Steven Gerrard's own goal equalised the score at 1-1.
He was seen walking along the touchline putting his finger to his lips - a gesture of silence - directly in front of incensed Reds fans and was forced to watch the remainder of the match on a television monitor in a room inside the stadium.
"I don't regret it (his actions)," Mourinho admitted to Sky Sports afterwards, directing his comments not only at the broadcaster but other members of the press pack.
"The only thing I have to understand is I'm in England, I have to adapt, so maybe even when I think I am not wrong I have to adapt to your country and I have to respect that.
"I have a lot of respect for Liverpool fans and what I did, the sign of silence, 'shut your mouth', was not for them it was for the English press.
"They speak too much because Chelsea lost two matches in a week (the FA Cup defeat at Newcastle and the Champions League reverse in Barcelona).
"In my opinion you (the media) try to do everything to disturb Chelsea and try to take some confidence from us.
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