Jose Mourinho believes he is on an "imaginary list" of coaches who cannot talk about referees.

Mourinho was in spiky mood at his news conference ahead of Saturday's trip to Newcastle, claiming managers are treated differently by the Football Association.

He said: "In the rule book it says that some managers can speak about the referee before the game or after the game and others cannot. Then there is a list and I come on the list where I get punished if I talk about the referee.

"It's an imaginary list but clearly [I am on it]..."