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JOSE MOURINHO refused to take a selfie with a Manchester United fan and then had security staff kick her and others out of the fancy Radisson hotel lobby on Wednesday.

United fan Leisan Halilova, 23, tried to get a selfie and autograph from her team’s manager in the hotel in Russian capital Moscow.

 Fan Leisan Halilova tried to meet Jose Mourinho in a Moscow hotel
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Fan Leisan Halilova tried to meet Jose Mourinho in a Moscow hotelCredit: Central European News
 Jose Mourinho did his best to avoid the fan at the Radisson in Moscow
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Jose Mourinho did his best to avoid the fan at the Radisson in MoscowCredit: Central European News

A video shows her pursuing the tracksuited manager around the lobby while he does his best to ignore her.

The Portuguese boss, 54, had been going for a stroll ahead of Manchester United’s game against Russian CSKA, which ended up as a 4-1 win for the Premier League giants.

But after being hassled by Halilova, he changed his plans and went back to his room, leaving security guards to lecture and then evict the fans.

Halilova, who has met Mourinho before in her native city of Kazan, seemed annoyed at how she had been treated.

She said: "To be honest, I am not one of those women who runs after men.

"But today I was called mad and was told that I am disturbing everybody."

 Leisan Halilova had met Jose Mourinho once before, during his Inter Milan days
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Leisan Halilova had met Jose Mourinho once before, during his Inter Milan daysCredit: Central European News
 Jose Mourinho had to work hard to be left alone at the hotel in Russia
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Jose Mourinho had to work hard to be left alone at the hotel in RussiaCredit: Central European News
 Leisan Halilova was left upset as she was forced out of the hotel by Jose Mourinho's team
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Leisan Halilova was left upset as she was forced out of the hotel by Jose Mourinho's teamCredit: Central European News

But she underlined that her love and admiration for the legendary coach would not be affected by the bizarre incident.

Meanwhile, social media users weren't impressed by her attempts to get Mourinho's attention.

Netizen "Bogdan Zaikov" said: "She needs to get married. It is not OK to do things like that at her age."

An anonymous user of a local internet forum added: "If men are scared of her like that, it is not a good sign."

 Jose Mourinho's security forced the fan out of the hotel after approaching him
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Jose Mourinho's security forced the fan out of the hotel after approaching himCredit: Central European News

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