Earlier this week, Jose Mourinho took a risky swipe at his fellow Premier League managers by saying they "cry" when their players get injured.
Manchester United are currently without Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marouane Fellaini and Marcos Rojo, but Mourinho insists he won't shed a tear about their absences.
"I never speak about injuries," he boldly claimed. "Other managers, they cry, they cry, they cry when some player is injured. I don't cry.
"I think the way to do it is to ignore the players that are injured, is to focus on the players that are available. It is to give confidence to the players that are available.
"But if I want to moan and cry like the others, I can cry for the next five minutes. Ibrahimovc, Pogba, Fellaini, Rojo - I can cry but I don't, so we do it with what we have."
Mourinho's comments were always going to provoke a reaction from at least one of his counterparts and, surprise surprise, that man ended up being Antonio Conte.
Speaking ahead of this weekend's set of fixtures, the Chelsea boss clearly felt Mourinho's comments were aimed at him and described them as "stupid".
He responded: "I think these are stupid things. For me, this is a stupid subject. A stupid issue. It's fun to see your interest in this. I'm surprised about this, honestly.
Manchester United are currently without Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marouane Fellaini and Marcos Rojo, but Mourinho insists he won't shed a tear about their absences.
"I never speak about injuries," he boldly claimed. "Other managers, they cry, they cry, they cry when some player is injured. I don't cry.
"I think the way to do it is to ignore the players that are injured, is to focus on the players that are available. It is to give confidence to the players that are available.
"But if I want to moan and cry like the others, I can cry for the next five minutes. Ibrahimovc, Pogba, Fellaini, Rojo - I can cry but I don't, so we do it with what we have."
Mourinho's comments were always going to provoke a reaction from at least one of his counterparts and, surprise surprise, that man ended up being Antonio Conte.
Speaking ahead of this weekend's set of fixtures, the Chelsea boss clearly felt Mourinho's comments were aimed at him and described them as "stupid".
He responded: "I think these are stupid things. For me, this is a stupid subject. A stupid issue. It's fun to see your interest in this. I'm surprised about this, honestly.
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