Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger shrugs off Jose Mourinho's 'break his face' comment in a new biography, says he is focussed on his team's clash with Chelsea today
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger (left) and Jose Mourinho clashed on several occasions when the Portuguese was at Chelsea. Pic/Getty images
London: Arsene Wenger has refused to be drawn into a war of words with old adversary Jose Mourinho after claims the former Chelsea boss once said he wanted to “break his face”.
The Arsenal manager said he was not in “a destructive mode”, and was totally focussed on today’s Premier League match against Chelsea and would only talk about football matters when the quote was put to him yesterday.
Acrimonious relationship
Wenger and Mourinho clashed on several occasions when the Portuguese was in charge of Chelsea, leaving the pair with an acrimonious relationship.
Mourinho, now in charge at Manchester United, is the subject of a new biography serialised in the Daily Mail which details alleged conversations with a football journalist — including a mention of an angry exchange surrounding Wenger which reportedly ended with Mourinho saying: “I will find him one day outside a football pitch and I will break his face.”
Speaking ahead of Arsenal’s game against Chelsea, Wenger refused to respond to the alleged comment.
“I’m not in a destructive mode, ever. I’m more constructive and I cannot comment on that because I’m focused on the game and how we want to play football.
“What is amazing is that has nothing to do with our game. I personally am just focused on doing my job well and respecting everybody else.
‘Respect for all’
“I do not want to especially comment because we play Chelsea. I have no personal problem with anybody, I respect everybody in our game and I don’t feel I comment a lot on other teams. Sometimes I just say what I think, but that’s the way I am.”
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