According to a report
by Italian TV, Sky Italia, Man U coach Jose Mourinho accused Chelsea coach
Antonio Conte of humiliating Man U with his touchline antics following
Chelsea's 4-0 win over Man U on Sunday.
Conte gestured to the crowd to turn up the
noise levels after N'Golo Kante scored Chelsea's fourth goal, knowing fully
well it was Jose Mourinho's first match at Stamford Bridge as Man U manager
following his sacking last year
The Portuguese went
straight to Conte at the final whistle and spent several seconds talking into
his ear.
Neither manager
revealed the contents of the conversation but Sky Italia reported Mourinho told
Conte in Italian:
"You don't celebrate like that at 4-0.
You can do it at 1-0, otherwise it's humiliating for us."
British papers reported
that the ill-feeling spilled into the tunnel where a member of Mourinho's staff
refused a handshake from Conte, while others were involved in verbal disputes.
Chelsea's manager
denied that he had tried to humiliate United.
"There has always
been respect for all, and naturally for Manchester United," said Conte.
"Nothing happened. I did something
absolutely normal. I didn't do anything to humiliate Mourinho. The players,
after a 4-0 win, deserved a great clap. It's very normal. We live with
emotions. If you want to cut the emotions, we can stay at home and I will
change jobs."
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