Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his dismissed Jose Mourinho's assertion his team are reliant on penalties.

Solskjaer poked fun at Mourinho for measuring the goalposts ahead of Tottenham's Europa League qualifier with Shkendija.

Mourinho didn't take kindly to that jibe and responded by saying: "Ole yesterday was so happy and surprised with what happened to his team that he had a joke.

"But I understand that for him, the dimensions of the goal-posts are not important for him, what is important is the dimensions of the 18-yard box. He would never accept to play with a 17-yard box.

"I think he would prefer a 22-yard box. For him, it would be better."

Mourinho's latest comments were put to Solskjaer in Friday's pre-match press conference, in which the Norwegian admitted his back-and-forth with 'The Special One' is just a bit of fun.

"Ha ha ha. No, the rules are as they are in football, aren't they?" Solskjaer asked. "I didn't really think more about that one.

"It's just more for you and the media, I think it's important that we have a bit of entertainment as well and Jose has throughout the years given us some fantastic moments in football, both in his press conferences and on the pitch.

"But, as a striker, I didn't mind how big the box was. When I got in there, it was just a strike on goal."