Mourinho calls criticism of Mbappe 'ridiculous'

Jose Mourinho defends Kylian Mbappe who has been scrutinised during the international break. Mbappe is back in training with Real Madrid this week Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has defended Kylian Mbappe over his activities during the international break – describing criticism as "ridiculous". France captain Mbappe withdrew from international duty after picking up an injury against Turkey on 25 September. He later shared images on social media at a Paris Fashion Week event and also riding a bicycle – something Mourinho had previously said was against his rules. "When it comes to Real Madrid, it's always different," he said. "But all the players did exactly what they were supposed to during the break.

And then you always want to look for more problems and issues. "What I can promise is when a Real Madrid player doesn't behave the way a Real Madrid player is supposed to and when he fails at that and he stops being a Real Madrid player for 24 hours, you will not see that player on the bench because he will be at home." He said an image of Mbappe riding a bike in Switzerland had been misrepresented, saying that bicycles were available for guests at his hotel complex to use for short journeys. Asked if coverage of Mbappe was exaggerated he added: "Exaggerated, no