Chelsea coach, Antonio Conte, has fired back at Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, telling the Portuguese to “think about his own team.”
Conte had highlighted the multiple injuries in his squad ahead of his side’s 3-3 Champions League draw with Roma on Wednesday.
After United’s 1-0 win at Benfica, Mourinho, who had two spells at Chelsea, hit out at managers moaning about injuries.
“I never speak about injuries,” he said. “Other managers, they cry, they cry, they cry when a player is injured.”
Told of Mourinho’s comments, Conte was unimpressed, telling the Portuguese tactician to stop worrying about his former club.
“If he is speaking about me, I think he has to think about his own team and start looking at himself, not others,” the Italian said.
“I think that a lot of the time Mourinho spends seeing what has happened at Chelsea. A lot of the time and a lot of last season, also.
“He should think about his team.”
N’Golo Kante, Danny Drinkwater, and Victor Moses are sidelined for Chelsea, while David Luiz (calf) and Tiemoue Bakayoko (groin) picked up injuries against Roma.
“The same players have been going all the time since pre-season,” Conte said. “It’s not about injuries, but trying to get the best out of the team.
“We’ve got three injuries, not seven or eight, but it’s still an emergency situation for us.”
