Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has taken aim at England's players after they reached the World Cup quarterfinals.

The Three Lions booked a quarter-final spot against Sweden after defeating Colombia on penalties in Moscow on Tuesday night.

"The negative thing for me was the fact…I think there is exaggeration on theatre by the players," said Mourinho, who was working as a pundit for Russia Today.

“I was surprised to see central defenders like Harry Maguire, normally he is a very honest guy, diving in the attacking box asking the referee for VAR.

"Every team has lots of diving, lots of pretending, lots of putting pressure on the referee. The game loses quality…and for me that was the negative point."