The skinflint protagonist was the exact opposite of Christmas cheer, refusing to give his staff time off over the holidays and preferring to offer abuse than charity.
Over 150 years later, the Premier League’s ‘Special One’, Jose Mourinho, can often come across as a similar curmudgeon.
Indeed, the grumpy Portuguese could easily be confused for Dickens’s most infamous Grinch. Have a go at our festive quiz to see if can you tell who said it: Scrooge or Mourinho?
Bah! Humbug.
