London: Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho is under investigation for allegedly punching a fan after his team's Champions League loss to Manchester United.
Inter denied Mourinho was involved in any altercation.
Manchester Police said on Thursday that they were investigating a 46-year-old man in connection with a 'very minor assault' at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with policy of not publicly naming suspects, confirmed the man under investigation was the 46-year-old Portuguese coach.
The alleged incident took place near the Inter team bus as the team was leaving the stadium.
"The investigation is at a very early stage and nobody has been arrested so far," the police statement said.
Manchester United confirmed an incident had taken place and that police were involved, but said it would make no further comment.
Mourinho and the Inter team returned to Milan early Thursday morning.
Inter said Mourinho was not involved in any altercation and that he boarded Inter's bus immediately after exiting the stadium, the ANSA news agency reported.
Mourinho's team was eliminated from the Champions League by an aggregate score of 2-0. After a scoreless draw in the first leg in Milan two weeks ago, Nemanja Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo scored for United on Wednesday as the Red Devils reached the quarterfinals.
Mourinho, who had previously lost just once in 13 matches against United with FC Porto and Chelsea, responded to hostile questions by Italian journalists after the match.
"No one should be negative about my team's display," he said. "If anyone wants to criticize my team they will have to fight with me."
Mourinho won the Champions League with FC Porto in 2004 and guided Chelsea to two Premier League titles.
Inter holds a seven-point lead over Juventus in the Italian league title race.
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