Jose Mourinho ripped into his Benfica players in an astonishing post-match rant.

Mourinho’s side needed two late goals to beat third-tier Atletico CP in the fourth round of the Taca de Portugal.

The 62-year-old, who was appointed in September , admitted he wanted to take nine of his players off at half-time as he questioned their attitude.

Mourinho's rant

In a post-match interview, he said: “Our first half was poor. And it was poor in the sense that hurts me the most, which is when you're poor in attitude.

“There were many players who weren't serious, who didn't approach things as they should have. At half-time, I made four substitutions, but I would have liked to have made nine.

“At half-time, I identified in the locker room the players I would gladly keep on. There were two who

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