Conte hits back at 'little man' Mourinho
Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte's rivalry remains intense after the Chelsea manager called the Manchester United boss a "little man".
Published : Jan 07, 2018 11:32 IST
Antonio Conte branded Jose Mourinho a "little man" after the Manchester United boss continued his spat with the Chelsea manager with a jibe about match fixing .
The Premier League rivals have been involved in back-and-forth verbal sparring in recent days after it was suggested Mourinho had aimed a dig at Conte when he said he prefers to act in a "mature" manner on the touchline, rather than "crazy" or like a "clown."
Conte responded ahead of Chelsea's trip to Norwich City in the FA Cup by suggesting his Stamford Bridge predecessor was
After United's 2-0 cup win over Derby on Friday Mourinho replied by saying: "What never happened to me and will never happen is to be suspended for match-fixing."
Conte served a four-month ban in 2011 but was later acquitted, and he says Mourinho's latest comment is uncalled for. "It is very difficult to answer this type of comment because I think when a person's target is to offend, to insult another a person, I think that you are a little, little man," the Italian told BT Sport after Saturday's 0-0 draw at Carrow Road .
"I think that we all know him very well from the past but he is always the same. This is his way, it is not a surprise for me. I repeat, when you insult or offend another person you are a little man and I think he is a little man. Life will go on, I'm not worried about him. For sure there is a good opportunity when we play Manchester United to clarify in a room, me and him in a room."