Former England striker Wayne Rooney called Tottenham Hotspire's decision to remove Jose Mourinho just days before the final of the Professional Football Association Cup before Manchester City "crazy."

Rooney, who played under Moriño when the Portuguese coach was leading Manchester United, said Tottenham should have waited until Sunday's final, before the 58-year-old coach was sacked.

Tottenham are going through a series of bad results this season and the public are dismayed by the way the club plays under the leadership of former Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid coach Mauricio Pochettino, who took the position to succeed coach Mauricio Pochettino towards the end of 2019.

"I think it's crazy to do this before the Cup final. That's weird timing. Surely it could have waited until the final of the trophy if there was a desire to make this decision. "

"Moriño is a trainer who likes to win titles, and that's obvious. He earned a lot of titles during his career. I'm sure Daniel Levy (the Tottenham boss) should have waited until the day after the game. "

He continued, "If there's a coach who can prepare a team to face Manchester City in the cup final, it's Morenio. Tottenham didn't offer their best season, so from this point of view it's crazy and risky. "

Moriño told Sky Sports he didn't need to get comfortable before returning to training and said, "I'm always connected to football."