The Blues goalkeeper was surprised by his former manager's aggressive approach to the match against his old club on Monday night.
Thibaut Courtois believes that Jose Mourinho employed both mind-games and dirty tactics against Chelsea on Monday at Stamford Bridge as Manchester United were knocked out of the FA Cup 1-0.
Ander Herrera was dismissed in the first half of the encounter, and the Belgium goalkeeper says that the Red Devils paid the price for the manager's approach in a game filled with flashpoints.
The 24-year-old, who was recalled from a prolonged loan at Atletico Madrid by the Portuguese when he was in charge of the Blues, believes that United played "in the style of Mourinho" during the clash.
"They made a lot of fouls and they were very hard," Courtois said. "This was in the style of Mourinho but I think that Ander Herrera paid the price for his team-mates because I think Phil Jones made a fifth foul on Eden Hazard and then Herrera made another foul on him seconds later.
"Then the referee must give a yellow card and, unfortunately for Herrera, he already had one.
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