‘He’s crying because it’s really expensive’ – Mourinho moved after Rodgers buys him his favourite bottle of wine

ROMA boss Jose Mourinho was left delighted after old pal Brendan Rodgers gifted him a bottle of his "favourite" Portuguese wine.

The Italian side travelled to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final clash.

Rodgers' Foxes were held to a 1-1 draw with a Gianluca Mancini own goal cancelling out Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini's first half strike.

Mourinho was chuffed to learn that old pal Rodgers had a "really expensive" bottle of Portuguese wine for him.

The pair worked together when Rodgers was a coach in Chelsea's academy during Mourinho's first spell at Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho insists Rodgers "is crying" because of how expensive the gift was.

The Special One said: "He brought me the best bottle of Portuguese wine.

"He is crying because it is really expensive! But he wanted to give me my favourite bottle of Portuguese wine, and it’s very difficult to find.

"I don’t know how he found [it]. I know how he paid!"

On whether he plans on drinking the wine sooner or later, Mourinho revealed he is "going to drink next week" no matter the result of the return leg.

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He continued: "I think I’m going to drink next week, it doesn’t matter what [the result is].

"But I’m happy to see him. I’m happy with the career he’s making, and we share a desire.

"The winner of the Roma final has to win the Albanian final."

Rodgers was full of praise for Mourinho in the aftermath of Thursday's draw.

He hailed "top manager" Mourinho, whose teams "always make it difficult for you."

Rodgers said: "He's a top manager. Always has been, and always will be.

"Jose's teams will always make it difficult for you, but I really enjoyed the game."