Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be falling about laughing at Chelsea and their manager Antonio Conte, reckons Garth Crooks.
The Special One appears to have got one over his former club, not once but twice this summer.
First he managed to sign Romelu Lukaku, despite the Belgian striker having appeared destined to move to Chelsea.
Then he stole Nemanja Matic away from Stamford Bridge.
Both have made an immediate impact at Old Trafford, with Matic putting in a man-of-the-match display in the 4-0 win over West Ham on Sunday and Lukaku scoring two of the goals.
BBC pundit Crooks believes Mourinho will be delighted while blaming Chelsea’s problems on ‘impetuous’ Conte.
‘To snatch the Belgium international from under the gaze of Chelsea, who clearly wanted him, must have left a very sweet taste in Mourinho’s mouth,’ Crooks told the BBC. ‘He knows only too well what Antonio Conte could do with a player such as Lukaku at his disposal.’
He continued: ‘Now Chelsea have lost the striker and look like losing Diego Costa into the bargain – all because of Conte’s impetuousness and inability to resist sending his top goalscorer a text stating his services were no longer required before he knew he had Lukaku in the bag.
‘Mourinho must be falling about with laughter.’
While Manchester United won their opening fixture, Chelsea were beaten 3-2 at home to Burnley.
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