Jose Mourinho vs Antonio Conte: Man Utd boss backed by Vicente del Bosque after Chelsea manager clash

FORMER Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has taken Jose Mourinho’s side after the Special One’s run-in with Antonio Conte.

Mourinho was unhappy with his counterpart celebrating Chelsea’s resounding 4-0 win over Manchester United.

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And at the final whistle, the Portuguese tactician got hold of Conte and didn’t hold back in front of watching cameras.

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Many feel Mourinho overreacted to the situation, with the ex-Blues boss guilty of rubbing it in people’s faces numerous times.

But Del Bosque reckons Mourinho had a point, explaining he too was unhappy with Conte’s reactions when Italy dumped Spain out of Euro 2016 in June

He said: “It did not seem like a wrong message from Mourinho to Conte.

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“Sometimes [Conte] has to be a little more considerate when he celebrates victories. I was also hurt when we played against Italy.

“I’m not saying don’t express joy, there’s no need to be as dull as me, but express a moderate joy.

“It is not that I am a defender of Mourinho, but he had a point.”