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JOSE MOURINHO reminded Chelsea fans of his Stamford Bridge successes and had to be separated from successor Antonio Conte during Manchester United’s feisty FA Cup loss last night
The Portuguese, Chelsea’s most successful manager, pointed to himself, then the pitch and signalled with three fingers – for the number of Premier League titles he won in two spells – after being subjected to abuse from a section of fans behind the visiting dugout in United’s 1-0 quarter-final loss.
One section of supporters chanted “It’s all your fault”– a reference to Chelsea’s implosion last season – “You’re not special any more” and “Judas”.
Mourinho said: “They can call me what they want. Until the moment they have a manager that wins four Premier Leagues for them, I’m the number one.
“When they have somebody that wins four Premier Leagues for them, I become No.2. Until this moment Judas is No.1.”
Fourth official Mike Jones intervened as Mourinho protested and Conte took exception.
Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea for a second time in December 2015, seven months after winning the Premier League title. He was boss when Chelsea won their first championship in 50 years in 2005.
The self-proclaimed Special One was appointed United boss in May 2016 and suffered his biggest defeat in English football as United lost 4-0 to Conte’s Chelsea in the Premier League last October.
Last night chants of “Antonio” drowned out those of “Jose Mourinho” from the visiting fans as Chelsea won courtesy of N’Golo Kante’s goal.
The semi-final draw was made immediately after the match and paired Chelsea against London rivals Spurs, while Arsenal will take on Manchester City in the other tie on the weekend of April 23