Daily Star

JOSE LOSES PLOT

Mourinho blasts ‘disrespect­ful’ Conte

- By DAVID WOODS

JOSE MOURINHO tore into rival boss Antonio Conte after Manchester United were battered at Stamford Bridge.

The United boss was furious at the Italian for waving his arms around to get the home supporters going in the 90th minute, when his team were already 4-0 up.

The Portuguese coach reportedly told Conte it was disrespect­ful and something to do only when your team were leading 1-0 and trying to hold on.

But last night Conte defended his actions, saying he was concerned all he could hear was the travelling fans and felt his team deserved some acclaim following their brilliant win.

Both managers refused to reveal the details of the conversati­on but Conte looked clearly upset following Mourinho’s outburst.

“I was a player,” he said. “I know what the feeling is like (to score). I only told the fans to applaud the Turn to Page 47

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