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Jose Mourinho stokes Antonio Conte feud by telling Chelsea boss: ‘You were lucky to inherit my team’

JOSE MOURINHO stoked his feud with Antonio Conte, saying the Italian was lucky to inherit his team.

The Special One led Chelsea to the title in 2015, and Conte won the Premier League with them last season.

 Jose Mourinho has aimed another jibe at Antonio Conte
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Jose Mourinho has aimed another jibe at Antonio ConteCredit: PA:Press Association

And Mourinho, who returns to Stamford Bridge with Manchester United on Sunday, said: “I would like to land at Manchester United just when I decided to leave.

“Why? To retake a team that would have been coached by Mourinho . . . the dream!

“The priority is always the same — develop the club in which you work. Unless you are lucky enough to coach a team already built for the win. That’s the perfect plan.”

Mourinho was axed by the Blues in December 2015 and Conte did not arrive at Stamford Bridge until the following summer.

But many of Mourinho’s title winners — including Eden Hazard and Diego Costa — played a major role again last season as Chelsea stormed to the Prem crown.


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 Mourinho and Conte have not seen eye to eye in the past
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Mourinho and Conte have not seen eye to eye in the pastCredit: Rex Features
 Mourinho won the Prem title with Chelsea the season before he left
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Mourinho won the Prem title with Chelsea the season before he leftCredit: Getty Images

Mourinho and Conte have been sniping at one another since they were rival bosses at Inter Milan and Juventus seven years ago.

It all kicked off over here last October when the Special One slated Conte for whipping up the Stamford Bridge crowd as Chelsea caned United 4-0.

They had another spat after the Blues knocked holders United out of the FA Cup — while Mourinho even had a dig about Conte’s hair replacement treatment.

 Antonio Conte lifted the Prem trophy with Chelsea last season
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Antonio Conte lifted the Prem trophy with Chelsea last seasonCredit: PA:Press Association

Then this season, Mourinho launched into a tirade about managers who cry over injuries, with many believing it was a direct jibe at Conte.

Mourinho also credits himself with giving Real Madrid their winning mentality back.

The Spanish giants landed their first La Liga title in four years in 2012 with Mourinho at the helm.


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He believes that laid the foundations for their run of three ­Champions League titles since.

In an exclusive interview with L’Equipe, he said: “Real Madrid was ready to explode. It was from there that the club really began to win, especially against Barcelona.

“I would have liked to arrive at Real Madrid the moment I left them.”

 The feuding do will meet again at Stamford Bridge on Sunday
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The feuding do will meet again at Stamford Bridge on SundayCredit: Rex Features

It was the challenge of lifting another stumbling giant that attracted him to Old Trafford.

He added: “In the same spirit, if I agreed to come to Manchester United, it’s because the challenge seemed interesting to me.

“I go there to build something, to intervene at all levels of decision, to modernise the structures and to adapt them to the principles that outline my methodology. I am a builder, a mason of football.”

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