Jose Mourinho picked up a yellow card just 20 minutes into his first Turkish Super Lig game as Fenerbahce boss.

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• Mourinho off to a fiery start
• Picked up a yellow card in his debut Turkish Super Lig match
• Fenerbahce beat Adana Demirspor 1-0

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Mourinho took charge of the Turkish club back in June and has already managed the club in three Champions League qualifying matches. On Saturday, he appeared in the Fenerbahce dugout for the first time in a Turkish Super Lig match against Adana Demirspor.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The game started on a fiery note with the 61-year-old coach getting involved in multiple face-offs with the match officials. In the 20th minute, after a decision went against his team, the Portuguese confronted the fourth official which eventually forced referee Atilla Karaoglan to book the Fenerbahce boss.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  The Turkish Super Lig giants, who are hoping to win the league title for the first time since the 2013/14 season, got off to a winning start as Edin Dzeko's 34th-minute strike secured his team three points.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR FENERBAHCE?

  Mourinho's side will next take on Lille in the second leg of their Champions League third-round qualifying match on Tuesday. They had suffered a 1-2 defeat in the first leg which was an away fixture.

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