Chelsea boss Antonio Conte failed to shake Jose Mourinho's hand this evening - before explaining the snub and taking a dig at the Manchester United manager.
The two coaches know each other from their respective spells in charge of Juventus and Inter Milan in Serie A and initially seemed to be on good terms when Conte arrived at Stamford Bridge last season.
But the pair fell out after Chelsea's 4-0 victory over Manchester United just over a year ago, and it seems as though there's still bad blood between the pair.
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The two teams met in London this afternoon, with Alvaro Morata scoring the only goal of the game, and at the full-time whistle, a jubilant Conte opted to celebrate with his players on the pitch rather than shake hands with Mourinho.
Although they begrudgingly shook hands before the game, the pair failed to shake hands at full-time.
It is being reported that Mourinho waited for the Italian at the end of the game, but Conte decided to turn him down.
Shortly after the final whistle, Conte revealed the reason behind the lack of handshake at full-time, insisting that he 'disappeared' and mentioned respect in his comments.
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Does Chelsea manager Antonio Conte have a point here or is he in the wrong?
So, are we to take from Conte's response that Mourinho has not earned enough respect to deserve a handshake at full-time?
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That seems to be what he's implying, eh?
What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.
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Topics: Jose Mourinho, Chelsea, Manchester United, Antonio Conte
